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Is Pluto a planet?

@cowanon @freemo An interesting thread, the dictionary definition is so rich and well crafted.

Wordsmithing is a thing. :thumbsup_hmn_h2:

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@cowanon @freemo Qui tacet consentire videtur = He who is silent is taken to agree

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WHAT IS A PLANET, and what isn't?

In August 2006, however, the International Astronomical Union announced that Pluto would no longer be considered a planet, due to new rules that said planets must “clear the neighborhood around its orbit.” Since Pluto’s oblong orbit overlaps that of Neptune, it was disqualified. -- see history.com/this-day-in-histor; and see Wikipedia "IAU definition of planet" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAU_defi

@chikara The issue being that words are defined by usage, not committees.

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