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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. See asteroid.

Wiktionary

  1. n. astronomy An asteroid which orbits the Sun and is larger than 10 meters in diameter but smaller than a dwarf planet.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun

Examples

  • ““And this is mine,” Bob whispered, accepting it, accepting all of it: himself, Tiffany, Manfred, his shit-for-brains buddies, his small destiny in this unimportant spot on this minor planet circling this mediocre sun in this lower-middle-class suburb of the universe.”

    Drowned Hopes

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  1. major planet

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  1. heavenly body
  1. celestial body

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  1. asteroid
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