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chiron

/ˈkaɪɹən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
ch-i-ron
IPA
/ˈkaɪɹən/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An old, wise centaur who served as Achilles' mentor and teacher.

name

A centaur (minor planet) and comet-like/asteroid-like object, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus.

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χείρων (Kheírōn).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Χείρων

Derived Forms

Chironic Chironian Chironean

Synonyms

2060 Chiron 95P Chiron 1977 UB ⚷ Cheiron Kheiron

Homonyms

chyron

Rhymes With

byron siren myron biron chyron environ

Questions

How do you pronounce chiron?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaɪɹən/.
What does chiron mean?
An old, wise centaur who served as Achilles' mentor and teacher.
Where does chiron come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce chiron

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