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COPERNICAN SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Copernican system" is a kind of...):
framework; model; theoretical account (a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process)
Domain category:
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
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