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Chiron

//ˈkaɪɹən// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An old, wise centaur who served as Achilles' mentor and teacher. Greek
  2. 2
    A centaur (minor planet) and comet-like/asteroid-like object, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus.
  3. 3
    A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Noun
  1. 1
    an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus wordnet
  2. 2
    (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χείρων (Kheírōn).

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