solar system
/ˈsoʊ·lər ˌsɪs·təm/ n [C usually sing]Definition
› earth science the sun and the group of planets that move around it, or a similar system somewhere else in the universe
(Definition of solar system n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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