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Synonyms for centaur

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sen-tawr
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn tɔr

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Définition of centaur

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin centaurus, from Greek Kentauros, origin disputed. In early Greek literature they were a savage, horse-riding tribe from Thessaly; later they were monsters half horse, half man. The southern constellation of Centaurus is attested in English from 1550s but was known by that name to the Romans and known as a centaur to the Greeks. It has often been confused since classical times with Sagittarius.
  • As in monster : noun giant animal; supernatural being
Example sentences :
  • So might a mortal look if some strange hap brought him face to face with a centaur.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
  • He was in the saddle in a flash, and sat there like a centaur.
  • Extract from : « VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea » by David Christie Murray
  • The colossal figure of the Centaur was plainly distinguishable.
  • Extract from : « Dona Perfecta » by B. Perez Galdos
  • It is older than Hippocrates, older than Chiron the Centaur.
  • Extract from : « Medical Essays » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • The first two laws are also ascribed to the centaur Cheiron.
  • Extract from : « Familiar Quotations » by John Bartlett
  • The centaur and the satyr are no longer grotesque; the type is accepted.
  • Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana
  • In that rank he served on board the Centaur, the flagship on the Brazilian station.
  • Extract from : « Our Sailors » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • This is a star of the first magnitude, Alpha in the constellation of the Centaur.
  • Extract from : « The Astronomy of the Bible » by E. Walter Maunder
  • Another of the most beautiful, on account of its regularity, is that of the Centaur (Fig. 22).
  • Extract from : « Astronomy for Amateurs » by Camille Flammarion
  • With the grace of a Centaur, the rider swung his mount in beside them and doffed his hat.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Gold » by Wilder Anthony

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