comet
/ˈkɒmɪt/ noun B1- A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
- A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body.
- Any of several species of hummingbird found in the Andes.
Plural comets
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Melancholy in a capitalist, like the appearance of a comet, presages some misfortune to the world.”
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