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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions comet noun  (astronomy) A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust and gas in an (usually very eccentric) orbit around the Sun and having a "tail" of matter blown back from it by the solar wind as it approaches the Sun. Translations:  Dutch: komeet French: comète German: Komet Italian: cometa Spanish: cometa Etymology: From comete (French: comète), from cometa, from (kometes) "longhaired", referring to the tail of a comet, from (kome) "hair".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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