Full record for Planet Earth n.
| Definition | (without the, and usu. with one or both initials capitals), the earth as the particular planet on which man lives |
| OED requirements | antedating 1941 |
| Earliest cite | Anonymous, 'Comet' magazine. |
| Comment | Douglas Winston submitted a cite from a 1991 reprint of Thomas Gifford's 1990 "The Assassin". Douglas Winston submitted a cite from a 2004 reprint of John Varley's 2003 "Red Thunder".Douglas Winston submitted a cite from a 2003 reprint of Tom Clancy's 2002 "Red Rabbit". Fred Galvin submitted a 1948 cite from Jack Vance's "Hard Luck Diggings". Fred Galvin submitted a 1941 cite from "Comet" magazine,in the form of an advertisement in a fictitious future newspaper,'The Spacean'.
The OED has cites dating from 1965 to 1979. We would like to see cites outside this date range, particularly antedatings. |
| Last modified | 6 July, 2008 |
Citations for Planet Earth n.
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| 2003 J. Varley Red Thunder xx. 216 | They were all opposed to the newly christened International Power Administration and in favor of staying on a polluted and threatened Planet Earth, and many of them threw rocks and Molotov cocktails to prove how passionately they loved the Earth. |