cronus

1. 1.

   (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn

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   Greek mythology

Other forms of cronus

plural

cronuses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cronus

What does cronus mean?

cronus means "(Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn".

How many syllables are in cronus?

cronus has 2 syllables: cro-nus. The stress falls on "cro". In IPA it is /ˈkɹoʊnəs/.

Is cronus a common word?

cronus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.