Meaning & use
solar system
The sun together with the planets, moons, and other bodies that orbit it.
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Students built a model of the solar system for their science project.
Astronomers continue to search for new objects at the edge of the solar system.
A note on using this word
'Solar system' specifically refers to our sun's system; other stars with orbiting planets are called planetary systems.
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