PLANETARY

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5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.

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Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system.

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Under the dominion or influence of a planet. "Skilled in the planetary hours." Drayton.

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Caused by planets. "A planetary plague." Shak.

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Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering. "Erratical and planetary life." Fuller. Planetary days, the days of the week as shared among the planets known to the ancients, each having its day. Hutton. -- Planetary nebula, a nebula exhibiting a uniform disk, like that of a planet.

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