Sedna
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The Inuit goddess of the sea and marine animals.
"Sedna began to enjoy keeping all the sea creatures away from the humans by tucking them into her now miles-long hair."
- 2 a dwarf planet whose eccentric detached orbit is wholly beyond the Kuiper belt.
"Scattered beyond the Kuiper Belt is a disk of objects such as Eris and Sedna."
- 3 Ellipsis of Sedna Planitia: a plain on the planet of Venus abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Example
More examples"Sedna began to enjoy keeping all the sea creatures away from the humans by tucking them into her now miles-long hair."
Etymology
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᓴᓐᓇ (sanna, “Inuit goddess, Mother of the Sea”). The dwarf planet and the planitia are named after the goddess.