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How to pronounce planet
Say it like this: /ˈplænət/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does planet mean?
nounEach of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
“Another of Boehme's followers, the Welshman Morgan Llwyd, also believed that the seven planets could be found within man.”
Any body that orbits the Sun, including the asteroids (as minor planets) and sometimes the moons of those bodies (as satellite planets)
“A Discovrse concerning a New Planet. Tending to prove, That 'tis probable our Earth is one of the Planets”
A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, which directly orbits a star (or
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