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Pluto¹
- /ˈpluːtəʊ/ UK
- /ˈplutoʊ/ US
- [ˈpluɾoʊ] US
Rhymes with -uːtəʊ
Where it comes from
From Middle English Pluto, Pluton, from Latin Plūtō, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “god of the underworld”). Doublet of Plouton. Venetia Burney is often credited as having suggested the name for the celestial body.
proper noun
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The Greco-Roman god of the underworld.
Similar: Plouton
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The largest dwarf planet and formerly the ninth planet, represented by the symbol ♇ or ⯓, both now used mostly in astrology.
Similar: mul:♇, mul:⯓, Planet X, (134340) Pluto, 134340 Pluto
- The American cartoon character created by Walt Disney and Norm Ferguson.
pluto²
Where it comes from
Originally coined in 2006 by the American Dialect Society, in reference to Pluto's demotion from planet status, defeating climate canary for Word of the Year.
verb plutos · plutoing · plutoed
- To demote or devalue something. 2007 April 21, The Meerkat , OT:Catholic Church ditches Limbo, aus.tv, Usenet. Limbo has been plutoed. No half way house any more. It's heaven or hell.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hades, aides, aidoneus, conjunct, spencer, saturn, uranus, pluton, diminish, demote, downgrade, degrade, devalue, debase, reduce, depose
Translations
Every language
name god
| Español | Plutón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 플루토 Peulluto |
| 日本語 | プルートー Purūtō |
| 中文 | 普路同 Pǔlùtóng, 普路托 Pǔlùtuō |
| हिन्दी | प्लूटो plūṭo |
| Kiswahili | Pluto |
| Português | Plutão |
| Français | Pluton |
| Deutsch | Pluto |
| Italiano | Plutone |
| Ελληνικά | Πλούτωνας Ploútonas |
| Română | Pluton |
| Русский | Плуто́н Plutón |
name Kuiper belt object — a dwarf planet
| Español | Plutón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 명왕성 Myeong'wangseong |
| 日本語 | 冥王星 Meiōsei, プルート Purūto, プルートー Purūtō |
| 中文 | 冥王星 Míngwángxīng |
| हिन्दी | यम yam, प्लूटो plūṭo |
| Kiswahili | Pluto |
| Português | Plutão |
| Français | Pluton |
| Deutsch | Pluto |
| Italiano | Plutone |
| Ελληνικά | Πλούτωνας Ploútonas |
| Română | Pluto, Pluton |
| Русский | Плуто́н Plutón |
| Tiếng Việt | sao Diêm Vương, Diêm Vương Tinh |
| العربية | بْلُوتُو blūtū |
| עברית | פלוטו pluto |
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title = {pluto},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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