pluto

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
  2. noun (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
  3. noun a small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; it has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets

Etymology

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.

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