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Definition of: planetary
(plan′ə·ter′ē) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a planet or the planets: the planetary bodies.
2. Mundane; terrestrial.
3. Having the character anciently ascribed to the planets; wandering; erratic: a planetary career.
4. Mech. Pertaining to or noting a type of gearing in which one or more small wheels mesh with the toothed circumference of a larger wheel, around which they revolve, at the same time rotating axially.
5. In astrology, under the influence or domination of some of the planets. [<LL planetarius an astrologer <planeta PLANET]
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