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centaur^¹

/ˈsɛn.tɔː/ UK
/ˈsɛn.tɔɹ/ US
/ˈsɛn.tɑɹ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛntɔː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).

noun centaurs · Centaur

Greek A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
Similar: hippocentaur
also, capitalized One of a number of icy planetoids that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.
A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together. This was not Kasparov's approach. Instead of rejecting the machines, he returned the year after his defeat to Deep Blue with a different kind of chess, which he called ‘Advanced Chess’. Other names for Advanced Chess include ‘cyborg’ and ‘centaur’ chess.
broadly A human and an AI who work together. The first—termed “cyborgs” by the authors—intertwined with the AI, moulding, checking and refining its responses, while the second—“centaurs”—divided labour, handing off more AI-suited subtasks while focussing on their own areas of expertise.

Centaur^²

proper noun the Centaur

The constellation and zodiacal sign Sagittarius. The Centaure, the horn'd goatfiſh Capricorne, The ſnake-heard [sic] Gorgon, and fierce Sagittar.
Similar: Archer

noun Centaurs

Alternative letter-case form of centaur

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noun mythical half-man, half-horse

Español	centauro
한국어	켄타우로스 kentauroseu, 인마 inma
日本語	ケンタウロス Kentaurosu, 人馬 jinba
中文	人馬 /人马 rénmǎ, 半人馬 /半人马 bànrénmǎ
हिन्दी	सेंटूर sẽṭūr
Kiswahili	kentauro
Português	centauro
Français	centaure
Deutsch	Zentaur
Italiano	centauro
Ελληνικά	κένταυρος kéntavros
Русский	кента́вр kentávr
Tiếng Việt	nhân mã
العربية	قَنْطُور qanṭūr
עברית	קֶנְטָאוּר kentaur

noun astronomy

日本語	ケンタウルス Kentaurusu, ケンタウロス Kentaurosu, ケンタウルス族 Kentaurusu-zoku
中文	半人馬座 /半人马座 bànrénmǎzuò
Français	Centaure
Italiano	centauro

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@misc{centaur_2026,
  title = {centaur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centaur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}