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Cronus definition

Cro·nus (krō′nəs)

noun

Gr. Myth. a Titan who overthrows his father, Uranus, to become ruler of the universe and is himself overthrown by his son Zeus: identified with the Roman Saturn

Etymology: L < Gr Kronos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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