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ALL meanings of charon

Char·on
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  • noun charon the ferryman who brought the dead across the rivers Styx or Acheron to Hades 3
  • noun charon the largest satellite of Pluto, discovered in 1978 3
  • noun charon the boatman who ferries souls of the dead across the river Styx to Hades 3
  • noun charon the satellite of Pluto: discovered in 1978, it has an orbital period equal to Pluto's rotational period 3
  • noun charon Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx. 1
  • noun charon (usually used ironically) any ferryman. 1
  • noun charon Astronomy. the natural satellite of Pluto, discovered in 1978. 1
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