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Meaning of planet

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  planet
      n 1: (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 [syn: {planet}, {major planet}]
      2: a person who follows or serves another [syn: {satellite},
         {planet}]
      3: any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that
         revolves around a star

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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