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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A large cloud of gas and dust from which the sun, planets, and other solar system bodies formed.

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  • noun astronomy A disc-shaped cloud of gas and dust left over from the formation of the Sun.

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