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1. (n.) planet
any of the nine large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto in the order of their proximity to the sun.
2. planet
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
3. planet
(formerly) a moving celestial body, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
4. planet
(often cap.) the planet Earth considered as a single ecosystem.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME planete (< OF planète) < LL planētae < Gk (astéres) planētai lit., wandering (stars))
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| Definition of 'planet' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) planet, major planet
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
2. (noun) satellite, planet
a person who follows or serves another
3. (noun) planet
any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star
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1. (noun) planet
a large object in space that travels around a star
the eight planets in our solar system; exploring the planet Mars
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| Definition of 'planet' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) planet
a celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system
2. (noun) planet
a star, as influencing the fate of a men
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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planet
A planet is a large body of matter entirely surrounded by a void, as distinguished from a clergyman, who is a large void entirely surrounded by matter.
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Sense: any of the bodies (eg the Earth) which move round the Sun or round another star
Mars and Jupiter are planets, but the Moon is not.
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 Afrikaans: planeet |
 Arabic: كوكَب سَيّار |
 Bulgarian: планета |
 Brazilian: planeta |
 Czech: planeta |
 German: der Planet |
 Danish: planet |
 Greek: πλανήτης |
 Spanish: planeta |
 Estonian: planeet |
 Farsi: سیاره |
 Finnish: planeetta |
 French: planète |
 Hebrew: כּוֹכָב לֶכֶת |
 Hindi: ग्रह |
 Croatian: planet |
 Hungarian: bolygó |
 Indonesian: planet |
 Icelandic: pláneta, reikistjarna |
 Italian: pianeta |
 Japanese: 惑星 |
 Korean: 행성 |
 Lithuanian: planeta |
 Latvian: planēta |
 Malay: planet |
 Dutch: planeet |
 Norwegian: planet |
 Polish: planeta |
 Persian: سیاره |
 Pashto: سياره |
 Portuguese: planeta |
 Romanian: planetă |
 Russian: планета |
 Slovak: planéta |
 Slovenian: planet |
 Serbian: planeta |
 Swedish: planet |
 Thai: ดาวนพเคราะห์ |
 Turkish: gezegen |
 Taiwanese: 行星 |
 Ukrainian: планета |
 Urdu: سيارہ، جرم فلکي |
 Vietnamese: hành tinh |
 Chinese: 行星 |
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