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a(1)
: any of the large bodies that revolve around the sun in the solar system
(2)
: a similar body associated with another star
b
: earth
—usually used with the
one of the hottest places on the planet
c
: any of the seven celestial bodies sun, moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Saturn that in ancient belief have motions of their own among the fixed stars
2
: a celestial body held to influence the fate of human beings
3
: a person or thing of great importance : luminary
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