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planetdom

planetdom noun: those things that are planets; the state of being a planet.

Noun

planetdom (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Those things that are planets; the state of being a planet.
    • One day our System in its progress through space neared these lost Children of the Mist … such incorrigible vagrants, were enough to corrupt the habits of the staidest young family in Planetdom.1873, Enoch Fitch Burr, Pater Mundi: Or, Doctrine of Evolution., Holmes Noyes, pages 233-234
    • [...] yesterday, its members voted to drop Pluto from the ranks of planetdom.2006 August 25, Ira Flatow, “Pluto”, in Science Friday, National Public Radio

Examples of planetdom in a sentence

  • What did the Chisters say when Ceres was demoted from planetdom back in the 19th century?2006 August 26, Wendel Fendel, “Re: Pluto's a dwarf”, in talk.origins (Usenet):
  • Back in the 19-th century the asteroid Ceres was demoted from planetdom.2006 August 29, Manny Feld, “Re: solar system”, in talk.origins (Usenet):

Origin of planetdom

From planet + -dom.

Questions about planetdom

What does planetdom mean?
Planetdom means those things that are planets; the state of being a planet.
How do you use planetdom in a sentence?
What did the Chisters say when Ceres was demoted from planetdom back in the 19th century?
What part of speech is planetdom?
Planetdom is a noun.

Words near planetdom in the dictionary

  1. planetary waves
  2. planetball
  3. planetballs
  4. planetbound
  5. planetcide
  6. planetdom
  7. planeted
  8. planeteer
  9. planeteers
  10. planetesimal
  11. planetesimals

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