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Chi•ron



Pronunciation: (kī'ron), [key]
—n.
1. Class. Myth.a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
2. Astron.an asteroid located between Saturn and Uranus, about 100 mi. (160 km) in diameter: discovered in 1977. Also,Cheiron.

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