adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɹəʊ.ni.ən/
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General-American:/ˈkɹoʊ.ni.ən/
rhymes with -əʊniən
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adj
Meaning 1
Saturnian; applied to the Arctic Ocean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, poetic
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adj
Meaning 2
Related to the planet Saturn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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adj
Meaning 3
Related to Saturn (the god)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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History
Etymology
Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos, “Saturn”) + English -ean.