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Etymology

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Back-formation from Plutonic. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Semantics?

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pluton (plural plutons)

  1. (mineralogy) A body of igneous rock formed beneath the surface of the earth by consolidation of magma

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French

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pluton m (plural plutons)

  1. pluton

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplu.tɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -utɔn
  • Syllabification: plu‧ton
  • Homophone: Pluton

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from New Latin plūtōnium.

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Chemical element
Pu
Previous: neptun (Np)
Next: ameryk (Am)

pluton m inan

  1. plutonium
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French peloton. Doublet of peleton.

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pluton m inan

  1. platoon
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Further reading

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  • pluton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pluton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French pluton.

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pluton m (plural plutoni)

  1. pluton (rock)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French peloton, partially through the intermediary Polish ploton. Compare Italian plotone, Spanish pelotón.

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pluton n (plural plutoane)

  1. (military) platoon
  2. (sports) group, peloton
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Swedish

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pluton c

  1. (military) a platoon (some 25 soldiers)

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