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Definition
Pluto; a dwarf planet in the Solar System discovered in 1930 and formerly classified as the ninth planet.
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How it's used
Refers to the celestial body that lost its status as the ninth planet in the solar system. It is often used in casual conversation as a reference point for things that have been downgraded or excluded from a group.
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When I was little and studying, they said Pluto was a planet.
Do you know when Pluto was changed into a dwarf planet?
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Common phrases
demotion of Pluto
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
