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Charontean

/kəˈɹɒntɪən/

Charontean is the rare form of Charontian.

Meaning of Charontian

Adjective

Charontian (comparative more Charontian, superlative most Charontian)

  1. Of or relating to Charon.
    • The Charontian imagery is more subtle [...] the lameness of one of the horses makes the hearse toss and roll like a boat.1979, Gerald Wade, Sylvia Bowman, Studies in Honor of Gerald E. Wade, page 126
    Synonyms:
    Charonian

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Synonyms of Charontean

Origin of Charontean

From the Latin oblique stem Latin Charontis.

Questions about Charontean

What is Charontean the rare form of?
Charontean is the rare form of Charontian.
How do you pronounce Charontean?
Charontean is pronounced /kəˈɹɒntɪən/.

Words near Charontean in the dictionary

  1. Charonean
  2. Charonian
  3. Charonians
  4. Charonic
  5. Charons
  6. Charontean
  7. Charontian
  8. Charontians
  9. charophycean
  10. charophyceans
  11. charophyte

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Charontean (page history and authors); Charontian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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