Centauran

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English

Adjective

Centauran (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the constellation Centaurus, to any star of the constellation or to a fictional or hypothetical species, civilisation, colony, etc., associated with such a star.
    • 1953, Philip K. Dick, “The Variable Man”, in The Early Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick, Dover, published 2013, page 140:
      Terra is hemmed in on all sides by the ancient Centauran Empire.
    • 1990, Donald Moffitt, A Gathering of Stars, Open Road, published 2014, unnumbered page:
      “Oh yes, that's Centauran vegetation—a remnant of the original ecology,” the aide told him.
    • 2005, James Krehan, The Third Star, Revised edition, iUniverse, page 38:
      Neil put his arm around Claire as they gazed at the Centauran stars, slowly decreasing in size and brightness.

Noun

Centauran (plural Centaurans)

  1. (science fiction) A member of a fictional or hypothetical Centauran species, colony, civilization, etc.
    • 1962, Wallace West, The Memory Bank, Airmont Books, page 44:
      Reincarnation makes them feel superior to you superior Centaurans.
    • 1974, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction‎, volume 46, Mercury Press, page 64:
      The peculiar thing about that war is that the Centaurans gave up.
    • 2006, Giles Sparrow, The Solar System: Exploring the Planets and Their Moons from Mercury to Pluto and Beyond, Thunder Bay Press, page 10:
      The Alpha Centaurans are especially interested in the skies above them.

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