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PRONUNCIATION OF CHARON

Charon  [ˈkɛərən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHARON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Charon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHARON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Charon in the English dictionary

The definition of Charon in the dictionary is the ferryman who brought the dead across the rivers Styx or Acheron to Hades.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHARON


Aaron
ˈɛərən
Aldebaran
ælˈdɛbərən
anuran
əˈnjʊərən
Byron
ˈbaɪərən
Cameron
ˈkæmərən
cordilleran
ˌkɔːdɪlˈjɛərən
Decameron
dɪˈkæmərən
erigeron
ɪˈrɪdʒərən
Honduran
hɒnˈdjʊərən
Huron
ˈhjʊərən
lepidopteran
ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərən
longeron
ˈlɒndʒərən
Lutheran
ˈluːθərən
Myron
ˈmaɪərən
nonveteran
ˌnɒnˈvɛtərən
schlieren
ˈʃlɪərən
sierran
sɪˈeərən
siren
ˈsaɪərən
veteran
ˈvɛtərən
Viren
ˈvɪərən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHARON

Charmeuse
charmful
Charminar
charming
charmingly
charmless
charmlessly
charmonia
charmonium
charneco
charnel
charnel house
Charnley
Charolais
charoset
charpai
Charpentier

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHARON

baron
camaron
diatessaron
drug baron
fanfaron
maron
mascaron
megaron
Plain of Sharon
polaron
press baron
robber baron
rose of Sharon
Sharon

Synonyms and antonyms of Charon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Charon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHARON

Find out the translation of Charon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Charon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Charon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡戎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Caronte
570 millions of speakers

English

Charon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैरन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشارون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Харон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Charon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্যারন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Charon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Charon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Charon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カロン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Charon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Charon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेरॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Charon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Caronte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Charon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Харон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Charon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Χάρων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Charon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Charon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Charon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Charon

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHARON»

The term «Charon» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.333 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Charon
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHARON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Charon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Charon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Charon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHARON»

Discover the use of Charon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Charon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ten Questions: A Sociological Perspective
The text poses and answers questions that pique student interest, such as: What does it mean to be human? Are human beings free? Why is there misery in the world?
Joel M. Charon, 2012
2
Charon's Claw: Neverwinter Saga
In the 3rd book of the #4 New York Times best-selling Neverwinter Saga, Drizzt draws his swords once more to aid his friends.
R.A. Salvatore, 2012
3
Charon: A Dragon at the Gate
This is Book Three of the Epic Tetralogy, The Four Lords of the Diamond. **** Aliens are spying on Earth from one of the four worlds that make up the Warden Diamond.
Jack L. Chalker, 2011
4
Narrative Medicine : Honoring the Stories of Illness: ...
Generated from a confluence of sources including humanities and medicine, primary care medicine, narratology, and the study of doctor-patient relationships, narrative medicine is medicine practiced with the competence to recognize, absorb, ...
Rita Charon Professor of Clinical Medicine Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2006
5
Pluto and Charon
This volume offers the most comprehensive available compendium of research work for understanding these far off members of our solar system, just at a time following dramatic developments in our knowledge but before that knowledge can be ...
Alan Stern, David James Tholen, 1997
6
Charon's Landing
Now, those plans have been stolen by the brilliant and treacherous ex-KGB agent Ivan Kerikov. Joining forces with a powerful Arab oil minister, Charon's Landing is about to be unleashed at last.
Jack Du Brul, 2006
7
The Charon Unit
Will they be able to stop the gang before they lose an officer? This action-packed novel will have readers hanging by the page wondering what's coming next.
Rick White, 2012
8
CHARON: Shaking Hands with the Boatman
Something from outside the solar system slammed into Charon, one of Pluto's moons, with an impact that was visible to telescopes inside Earth's orbit.
Mary Jorgensen, 2007
9
The Charon Covenant
Wife, mother, warrior.
Brenda Munday Gifford, 2007
10
Dwarf Planets: Pluto, Charon, Ceres, and Eris
They're like major planets, but not quite. They circle around the sun. They're round. But they haven't cleared everything out of their path. Explore these unusual objects in this book about the dwarf planets.
Nancy Loewen, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHARON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Charon is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pluto's moon Charon could have mountains named 'Spock' and …
When NASA's New Horizons spacecraft speeds past Pluto on July 14, it's going to spot a lot of nooks and crannies on Pluto and its moons that ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Mission To Name Pluto And Her Moons Inspires Amazing Names …
Scientists expect to discover lots of craters, mountains, and valleys on Pluto and moons Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra when the probe ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
3
Rosetta mission comet's battered surface 'is more hospitable for life …
The $700m probe has been barrelling toward the dwarf planet and its primary moon, Charon, since January 2006. On Saturday, an unknown ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Historic flyby of Pluto on track despite probe glitch, NASA says
An artist's impression of NASA?s New Horizons spacecraft encountering Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, is seen in this NASA image from ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
5
“Digital makes us all equal”: Publisher Guy Delcourt Brings French …
Written and illustrated by Alfred with a translation from Studio Charon, Come Prima revolves around two brothers and the tension looming ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Pluto: Nasa probe set for fly-past of frozen 'dwarf planet'
An artist's impression of the New Horizons spacecraft alongside the dwarf planet Pluto and one of its moons, Charon. Photograph: Walter ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Isis video shows killing of Syrian troops at Palmyra amphitheatre
Photograph: Christophe Charon/AFP/Getty Images. Lin Jenkins. Saturday 4 July 2015 17.33 EDT Last modified on Saturday 4 July 2015 19.02 EDT. Share on ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Solar system's strangest dance: Moons around Pluto
Hubble Space Telescope images of Pluto, its largest moon Charon, and tinier moons Styx, Nix, Hydra and Kerberos show the odd rhythmic ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
9
New Horizons sees Pluto's “bright fringe,” Charon's “dark pole”
"And about Charon — wow — I don't think anyone expected Charon to reveal a mystery like dark terrains at its pole," Stern said. "Who ordered ... «Astronomy Magazine, Jun 15»
10
Gang-gang: Mythical ferrymen in the mist
The photographer is calling this picture Charon on the Molonglo. The well-read among you will know that this is a reference to Charon of Greek ... «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»

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