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Kronos

Kronos is the alternative form of Cronus.

Meaning of Cronus

Proper noun

Cronus

  1. (Greek) The youngest of the twelve Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia; father to the first generation of Olympian gods and goddesses.
    • The deal is: You post a photo from 10 years ago and one from now. It’s like viewing a painting of Cronus eating his children, but online.2019 January 16, Alexis C. Madrigal, “Go Ahead, Post the Stupid Photo of Yourself From 10 Years Ago”, in The Atlantic

Origin of Kronos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos).

Questions about Kronos

What is Kronos the alternative form of?
Kronos is the alternative form of Cronus.

Words near Kronos in the dictionary

  1. Kronk
  2. Kronks
  3. Kronoberg
  4. Kronoby
  5. kronor
  6. Kronos
  7. kronosaurus
  8. kronosauruses
  9. kronoseismology
  10. Krons
  11. Kronshtadt

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kronos (page history and authors); Cronus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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