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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Planetary \Plan"et*a*ry\, a. [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer,
   F. plan['e]taire planetary. See {Planet}.]
   1. Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary
      inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.

   2. Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system.

   3. (Astrol.) Under the dominion or influence of a planet.
      ``Skilled in the planetary hours.'' --Drayton.

   4. Caused by planets. ``A planetary plague.'' --Shak.

   5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving;
      wandering. ``Erratical and planetary life.'' --Fuller.

   {Planetary days}, the days of the week as shared among the
      planets known to the ancients, each having its day.
      --Hutton.

   {Planetary nebula}, a nebula exhibiting a uniform disk, like
      that of a planet.

Source : WordNet®

planetary
     adj 1: of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital
            characteristics of a planet or the planets; "planetary
            motion"; "planetary year" [syn: {planetal}]
     2: of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or
        its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"-
        L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial
        ball" [syn: {terrestrial}]
     3: having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life
        followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond" [syn:
         {erratic}, {wandering}]
     4: involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in
        scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither
        national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis";
        "of worldwide significance" [syn: {global}, {world(a)}, {worldwide}]
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