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comet

Main Entry:: com·et
Pronunciation:: \ˈkä-mət\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English comete, from Old English cometa, from Latin, from Greek komētēs, literally, long-haired, from koman to wear long hair, from komē hair
Date:: before 12th century

: a celestial body that appears as a fuzzy head usually surrounding a bright nucleus, that has a usually highly eccentric orbit, that consists primarily of ice and dust, and that often develops one or more long tails when near the sun

— com·e·tary

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\-mə-ˌter-ē\ adjective

— co·met·ic

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\kə-ˈme-tik, kä-\ adjective

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