"Charonian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kəˈɹoʊnɪən/
Etymology: Charon + -ian, or from the alternative Latin oblique stem Charōnis. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Charon|ian}} Charon + -ian, {{m|la|Charōnis}} Charōnis Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Charonian (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to Charon. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: Charontian
    Sense id: en-Charonian-en-adj-i5y0Fjgj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Charonean

Noun

IPA: /kəˈɹoʊnɪən/ Forms: Charonians [plural]
Etymology: Charon + -ian, or from the alternative Latin oblique stem Charōnis. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Charon|ian}} Charon + -ian, {{m|la|Charōnis}} Charōnis Head templates: {{en-noun}} Charonian (plural Charonians)
  1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of Charon (a moon of Pluto). Categories (topical): Science fiction, Celestial inhabitants Synonyms: Charontian Derived forms: Charonian obol [archeology, anthropology, human-sciences, sciences], Charonian fee, Charonian coin (english: death/burial-coin), Charonian steps [architecture], Charonian staircase (english: a flight of steps from under the stage in ancient Greek theatre; used by arrivals from Hades.)
    Sense id: en-Charonian-en-noun-mqVnK4WJ Disambiguation of Celestial inhabitants: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 35 65 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Charonean

Inflected forms

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