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Mercury

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Mercury

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n
(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
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n
the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Mercury
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n (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes

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Roman deity
a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
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n the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun

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inferior planet
any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit
terrestrial planet
a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system
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