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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

This was no comet, but a new major planet.

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

Mars, you know, is the fourth major planet, computing their positions in distance from the sun.

From Through Space to Mars Or the Longest Journey on Record by Rockwood, Roy

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

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

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