Sedna
/ (ˈsɛdnə) /
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noun
a large planet-like object discovered in 2003, orbiting the sun but considerably beyond Pluto
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Word Origin for Sedna
C21: after the Inuit goddess of the ocean
Words nearby Sedna
sedimentology, sedimentometer, sedition, seditionary, seditious, Sedna, Sedrah, sed rate, seduce, seducer, seduction
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