planets
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Definitions
noun
(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
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/plˈænʌts/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)