Charontean

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/kəˈɹɒntɪən/

A form of Charontian — Of or relating to Charon.

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Charonian
OriginLatin Charontis →
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Meanings

adjectiveCharontean (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareRare form of Charontian.

    The Charontean head still existed at Antioch in the ninth century [...] That head was a Gorgon, or snake-hair'd head. [...] Prudentius states that the Charontean head of Nimrod was the evil God of Marcion.

    1838, William Herbert, Attila, King of the Huns, London: Henry G. Bohn, pages 48fn, 100fn

    Synonyms: Charonian

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. LatinCharontis
  2. EnglishCharontean

From the Latin oblique stem Latin Charontis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tancharoen
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APA

Charontean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charontean

MLA

“Charontean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charontean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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