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Definition of Jupiter
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: the chief Roman god, husband of Juno, and god of light, of the sky and weather, and of the state and its welfare and its laws — compare zeus
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: the largest of the planets and fifth in order from the sun — see Planets Table
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Jupiter
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Kids Definition of Jupiter
: the planet that is fifth in order of distance from the sun and is the largest of the planets with a diameter of about 89,000 miles (140,000 kilometers)
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Definition of Jupiter
town on the Atlantic in southeastern Florida population 55,156
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