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solar system

  1. that portion of our galaxy which is subject to the gravity of the sun
  2. all the matter within this portion, including interplanetary dust or gas; esp., the sun itself and its planets

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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