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Pluto

UK/ˈpluːtəʊ/ US/ˈplutoʊ/ fairly common

noun

1.

a cartoon character created by Walt Disney

2.

(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone

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3.

the second smallest planet and the farthest known from the sun; has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets

Origin

From Middle English Pluto, Pluton, from Latin Plūtō, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “god of the underworld”).

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