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major planet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
ma-jor -plan-et
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the 8 celestial bodies which orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (a celestial body that fits the 2006 IAU definition of planet).

noun

Any planet that is significantly larger and more massive than Earth, containing large amounts of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter and Neptune.

Inflected Forms

major planets (plural)

Phrases

dwarf planet minor planet

Frequently Paired Words

dwarf planet minor planet superplanet

Synonyms

planet

Antonyms

minor planet dwarf planet

Questions

What does major planet mean?
Any of the 8 celestial bodies which orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (a celestial body that fits the 2006 IAU definition of planet).

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