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planetary definition

plan·etary (plan′ə ter′ē)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with a planet or the planets
  2. terrestrial; global
  3. wandering; erratic
  4. moving in an orbit, like a planet
  5. designating or of an epicyclic train of gears, as in an automobile transmission
  6. Astrol., Rare under the influence of a planet

Etymology: Fr planetaire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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