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How is the word 'planet' defined?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

The word 'planet' is defined as follows:

NOUN

1) a large spherical mass of rock or gas orbiting and receiving light from a star, especially any of the eight known masses orbiting and receiving light from the Sun

2) any of the seven celestial bodies in which ancient peoples believed moved among the fixed stars

3) a celestial body believed to determine human destiny and influence human activities

4) planet Earth and its natural environment

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