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ALL meanings of chiron

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  • noun chiron a wise and kind centaur who taught many great heroes in their youth, including Achilles, Actaeon, and Jason 3
  • noun chiron a minor planet, discovered by Charles Kowal in 1977, revolving round the sun between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus 3
  • noun chiron the wisest of all centaurs, famous for his knowledge of medicine: he is the teacher of Asclepius, Achilles, and Hercules 3
  • noun chiron Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others. 1
  • noun chiron Astronomy. an asteroid located between Saturn and Uranus, about 100 miles (160 km) in diameter: discovered in 1977. 1
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