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planetkin

planetkin noun: a small planet.

Noun

planetkin (plural planetkins)

  1. (archaic) A small planet.
    • A temporary fraction of this planetkin, the whole round of which is but a sand-grain in the all, its whole duration but a moment in eternity.1881, Thomas Carlyle, James Anthony Froude, Reminiscences, page 23

Forms of planetkin

pluralplanetkins

Origin of planetkin

From planet + -kin.

Questions about planetkin

What does planetkin mean?
Planetkin means a small planet.
What part of speech is planetkin?
Planetkin is a noun.
What is the plural of planetkin?
The plural of planetkin is planetkins.

Words near planetkin in the dictionary

  1. planetful
  2. planetfuls
  3. planethood
  4. planetic
  5. planetical
  6. planetkin
  7. planetkins
  8. planetless
  9. planetlike
  10. planetling
  11. planetlings

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