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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 Charles A. (Charles Alexander) Oliver

It was not round, like a major planet or most moons.

From Asteroid of Fear by Raymond Z. Gallun

This was no comet, but a new major planet.

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

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