Plural of centaur
regular plural
The plural of centaur is centaurs.
Forms of centaur
| Singular | centaur /ˈsɛn.tɔː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | centaurs |
| Countable | countable |
Centaurs in a sentence
- 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.2023 November 11, John Burn-Murdoch, “Generative AI and white-collar jobs: reasons to be wary”, in FT Weekend (The FT View section)...
- But the centaurs have arrived.2023 November 13, James Somers, “A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the Craft”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN
- 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. From the entry centaurdom
- Centaurs, elves, humans, satyrs, halflings, mémechares and brounies surrounded them on all sides, except the one they had come from.2018 May 26, Joel Puga, “Chapter 6 Faiths”, in The Godungava, Joel Puga. From the entry brownie
- I suppose it isn't outside the realms of possibility that he'd just been off cottaging with some centaurs in the forest.2014, Sarah Lotz, The Three, Hachette UK, →ISBN. From the entry camp
Meaning of centaur
- noun 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.
- noun One of a number of icy planetoids that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.
- noun A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together.
Questions about the plural of centaur
- What is the plural of centaur?
- The plural of centaur is centaurs.
- Is centaur countable?
- Centaur is a countable noun.
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