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sun

ˈsən 1 syllable common

  1. noun.the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, which is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, and which has a mean distance from earth of about 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), and a mass 332,000 times greater than earth

    • played in the sun all day
    • from sun to sun
  2. noun.a celestial body like the sun: star

  3. noun.the heat or light radiated from the sun

  4. verb.to expose to or as if to the rays of the sun

  5. verb.to sun oneself

Origin

Middle English sunne, from Old English; akin to Old High German sunna sun, Latin sol.

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