chiron

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes
noun an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus

[404] Chiron: Called the most just of the Centaurs. — The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno, Dante Alighieri
"My master Chiron," replied Jason, "taught me, long ago, the story of Cadmus. — Tanglewood Tales, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Chiron was also the most celebrated of the Centaurs, the tutor of Achilles. — The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Diogenes Laertius

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning

From: —

Output

Worksheet Type (multi-select)

Scope

Difficulty

Max questions

0 words Min 50 words / Max 2,000 words