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Originally Posted by Sargeman
It's like the Sun. The Sun is the name of our star not the name of all stars. Yet, I hear many people call stars of other solar systems, "suns". Such as "The "sun" in the perriwinkle solar system is a red dwarf."
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I see what you're getting at, but just wanted to point out that the name of our star is actually, "Sol." And in scientific terms, "sun" can be used in reference to any star with planets around it.