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cerberi

Cer·ber·us
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sur-ber-uh s]
    • /ˈsɜr bər əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sur-ber-uh s]
    • /ˈsɜr bər əs/

Definitions of cerberi word

  • noun plural cerberi Also, Kerberos. Classical Mythology. a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions. 1
  • noun plural cerberi a formidable and often surly keeper or guard. 1

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Parts of speech for Cerberi

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cerberi popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for cerberi

noun cerberi

  • superintendent — a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor.
  • curator — A curator is someone who is in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or art gallery.
  • steward — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
  • warden — any of several pears having a crisp, firm flesh, used in cookery.
  • overseer — a person who oversees; supervisor; manager: the overseer of a plantation.

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