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Charonian

/kəˈɹoʊnɪən/

Charonian adjective: of or relating to Charon.

Adjective

Charonian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Charon.
    • The Charonian journey will soon be taken.
    • The Elysian plain, near the Catacombs in Egypt, stood upon the foul Charonian canal: which was so noisome, that every fetid ditch and cavern was from it called Charonian. [...] Pliny speaking of some Charonian hollows in Italy, says that the exhalations were insupportable.1773, Jacob Bryant, A New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology, volume I, pages 29–30

Noun

Charonian (plural Charonians)

  1. An inhabitant of Charon (a moon of Pluto).
    • The Charonians were proud of their frozen hell. Styxville was like Plutopolis, only less so.1990, Donald Moffitt, A Gathering of Stars

Synonyms of Charonian

Forms of Charonian

pluralCharonians

Origin of Charonian

From Charon + -ian, or from the alternative Latin oblique stem Charōnis.

Words formed from Charonian

  • Charonian obol
  • Charonian fee
  • Charonian coin
  • Charonian steps
  • Charonian staircase

Questions about Charonian

What does Charonian mean?
Charonian means of or relating to Charon.
What part of speech is Charonian?
Charonian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Charonian?
Charonian is pronounced /kəˈɹoʊnɪən/.

Words near Charonian in the dictionary

  1. Charolais
  2. Charon
  3. Charon's obol
  4. Charon's obols
  5. Charonean
  6. Charonian
  7. Charonians
  8. Charonic
  9. Charons
  10. Charontean
  11. Charontian

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