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Plu⋅to⋅ni⋅an

[ploo-toh-nee-uhn]
–adjective
Also, Plu⋅ton⋅ic [ploo-ton-ik] . of, pertaining to, or resembling Pluto or the lower world; infernal.

Origin:
1660–70; < L Plūtōni(us) (< Gk Ploutnios, deriv. of Ploútōn Pluto ) + -an
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Plu·to·ni·an   (plōō-tō'nē-ən)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to the god Pluto or the underworld; infernal.

  2. Of or relating to the dwarf planet Pluto.

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