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Centaur vs Centurion - What's the difference?

centaur | centurion |

As nouns the difference between centaur and centurion

is that centaur is 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 while centurion is an officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.

centaur

English

Alternative forms

* (astronomy) Centaur

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Greek mythology) 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.
  • (astronomy) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune (also capitalized)

    • Synonyms

    * hippocentaur

    See also

    * centaurial * centaurian * centauric * centauroid * centauress, centaurette * faun * minotaur * onocentaur * satyr

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    centurion

    English

    (wikipedia centurion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
  • (cricket) A player who scores a century.