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major planet

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noun

  1. a planet of the solar system, as opposed to an asteroid (minor planet)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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If this theorem is eventually accepted as fact, Maroon 5 are a major planet orbiting that sun: an act with the presentation of rock but the production-centric values of hip-hop.

From Slate • Sep. 28, 2018

In the American theater the death of Sherwood has an effect comparable to the removal of a major planet from a solar system.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mercury, the smallest major planet, also the closest to the sun.

From ABC's of Science by Oliver, Charles A. (Charles Alexander)

This comet was the major planet Uranus, or, as Herschel named it, Georgium Sidus.

From Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works by Holden, Edward Singleton

Saturn, as you probably know, is a major planet.

From Health Lessons Book 1 by Davison, Alvin

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