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planet

/pˈlænət/PLA-nuht
/pˈlænət/PLA-nuht

Meaninga wanderer

Common meaning: a body circling a star

Journey through time

  1. Greekπλανήτης; πλανάω‘a wanderer’
  2. Latinplaneta
  3. Old Frenchplanetesource
  4. Middle Englishplanetesource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa wanderer → a body circling a starplanet‘a body circling a star’ · today

planet also in: planetary

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek πλανήτης; πλανάω ‘a wanderer; to lead astray’.

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Related words

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