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Ju·pi·ter

Jupiter

 
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the ruler of the gods in Roman mythology. Jupiter controlled the weather and protected the government and its laws. In Greek mythology, Jupiter is called Zeus.
definition 2: the largest planet in the solar system and fifth in distance from the sun. Jupiter has sixteen moons and is more than one thousand times larger than Earth.
 
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