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centaurdom

centaurdom noun: the world or realm of centaurs.

Noun

centaurdom (uncountable)

  1. The world or realm of centaurs.
    • Labelled 'the most famous and wisest of all the centaurs' by one commentator, Chiron represented the acceptable face of centaurdom.2020, Sean Magee, In Praise of Famous Horses
  2. The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
    • Byron, who mocked the institution of the haremlik in Don Juan, saw little to distinguish the horrors of Muslim treatment of women from those of the Christian moral centaurdom of marriage.2014, Gilbert Bonifas, Martine Monacelli, Southern Horrors: Northern Visions of the Mediterranean World, page 8

Origin of centaurdom

From centaur + -dom.

Questions about centaurdom

What does centaurdom mean?
Centaurdom means the world or realm of centaurs.
What part of speech is centaurdom?
Centaurdom is a noun.

Words near centaurdom in the dictionary

  1. centare
  2. centares
  3. centaur
  4. Centauran
  5. Centaurans
  6. centaurdom
  7. centaure
  8. centaurea
  9. centaureas
  10. centaures
  11. centauresque

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