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# centaur

«centaur» in Mova's school dictionary: **a creature in Greek myths with the top half of a man and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (centaurs)

### meaning for a pupil

A centaur is a creature in Greek myths with the top half of a man and the body and legs of a horse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centaur/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in myths, a wise or wild creature who teaches heroes; in stories, a teacher living in a cave

### examples

- Chiron the Centaur lived in a cave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centaur/#x1)
- For ten years Jason stayed with the Centaur. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centaur/#x2)
- The dying Centaur was thirsting for revenge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centaur/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «centaur» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centaur/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.