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# centaur

noun (centaurs)

«centaur» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A centaur is a creature in Greek myths with the top half of a man and the body and legs of a horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centaur/#m1)

### In the lessons

in myths, a wise or wild creature who teaches heroes; in stories, a teacher living in a cave

### Examples

- Chiron the Centaur lived in a cave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centaur/#x1)
- For ten years Jason stayed with the Centaur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centaur/#x2)
- The dying Centaur was thirsting for revenge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centaur/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «centaur» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centaur/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«centaur» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/centaur.html) on Mova free.