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| 1. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets | |
| Synonyms: | planetal | |
| Examples: | "planetary motion" "planetary year" |
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| Related terms: | planet planet | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having no fixed course | |
| Synonyms: | wandering erratic | |
| Examples: | "an erratic comet" "his life followed a wandering course" "a planetary vagabond" |
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| Related terms: | unsettled | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants | |
| Synonyms: | terrestrial | |
| Examples: | "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley "the planetary tilt" "this terrestrial ball" |
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| Related terms: | Earth Earth | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope | |
| Synonyms: | world global worldwide | |
| Examples: | "global war" "global monetary policy" "neither national nor continental but planetary" "a world crisis" "of worldwide significance" |
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| Related terms: | international | |
| Similar spelling: |
planet plantar planet_gear planetal planetarium plenty Planty plant_part plunder planter planetoid plunderer Plante Plants Plantz pliant plinth pliantness plunderage plane_tree plane_table plantal Plantae planned plane_ticket planted planate |
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