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centaury

/ˈsɛntɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
cen-tau-ry
IPA
/ˈsɛntɔɹi/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of diverse other plants:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of diverse other plants:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of diverse other plants:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English centaure, from Old English centaurie, from Medieval Latin centaurēa, centauria, from Latin centaurēum, centaurion, from Ancient Greek κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur). Doublet of centaurea.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: centaure, centaurie, centaurēa, centaurēum, κενταύρειον

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɛntɔɹi/
  • British English: /ˈsɛntɔːɹɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

centauries (plural) centory (alternative)

Phrases

American centaury common centaury yellow centaury

Questions

How do you pronounce centaury?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛntɔɹi/.
What does centaury mean?
Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.
Where does centaury come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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