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How to say: planet
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Planet
Syllables
planet
US accent
/plˈænɪt/
UK accent
/plˈanɪt/
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Definition
Definition — (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