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adj
Of or relating to planets; planetary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: planetical
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Ever-changing; erratic, turbulent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of or relating to the transfer of nuclei between cells (in certain fungi and algae species).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin planeticus, from Ancient Greek πλανητικός (planētikós), from πλανητός (planētós, “wandering; planetary”), from πλανήτης (planḗtēs, “wanderer, planet”), from πλανάω (planáō, “to wander”) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent noun suffix).
