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English

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A view of Earth from space
Earth
The planetary symbol for Earth,⟨🜨⟩
An alternative planetary symbol for Earth,⟨♁⟩

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englisherthe, fromOld Englisheorþe, fromProto-Germanic*erþō, fromProto-Indo-European*h₁er-(“earth”). More atearth.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Earth (usuallyuncountable,pluralEarths)

  2. Thethirdplanet of theSolar System; theworld upon whichhumanslive.
    • 2012, Ken Adams,Earth 2... It's Where You Go When You Die‎[1]:
      It's my theory that we'll keep being reborn on as manyEarths as it takes until every person gets it exactly right from the moment they are born until the moment they die.
    • 2022 November 18, Ian Sample, “Earth weighs in at six ronnagrams as new prefixes picked for big and small”, inThe Guardian‎[2]:
      The arrival of the new prefixes means theEarth can now be said to weigh six ronnagrams, and Jupiter about two quettagrams.
    • For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:Earth.
  3. Thepersonification of the Earth orearth,(chiefly) as afertilewoman or(religion)goddess.

Usage notes

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  • Earth may be used with or withoutthe. Contrast other planets (e.g.Mars,Jupiter) which never take an article, and certain other celestial bodies (e.g.Sun,Moon) which always do.

The capitalized form usually occurs when it is contrasted with the names of other celestial bodies or realms:

From theEarth to the Moon
What is the distance betweenEarth and Mars?

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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third planet of the Solar System
personification of Earth—seeMother Earth

See also

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Solar System in English ·Solar System(layout ·text)
StarSun
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets		MercuryVenusEarthMarsCeresJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePlutoEris
Notable
moons		——MoonPhobos
Deimos		—Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto		Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon		TritonCharonDysnomia

Further reading

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Anagrams

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