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Many do have eccentricities close to 1; these likely come from long-period comets that originate out past Neptune.—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 July 2025 For context, Neptune is 29 times farther from the sun than Earth.—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 The store was founded in 1973 by Gary Neptune, a Boulder mountaineer with several major ascents to his credit, including Mount Everest.—John Meyer, Denver Post, 22 July 2025 On July 24th, the day of the lunation, Saturn retrograded in Aries, Neptune retrograded in Aries, Uranus in Gemini, and Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, are in aspect with the New Moon.—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Neptune
Word History
Etymology
Latin Neptunus
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The first known use of Neptune was
before the 12th century
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