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Cronian

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɹəʊ.ni.ən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈkɹoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

1

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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3

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.