Comet

nounid 35996·updated May 18, 2026
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(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

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plural
Comets
possessive
Comet's
pluralpossessive
Comets'

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(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
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