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Chronos¹

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χρόνος (Khrónos), from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”)

proper noun Chronus · Khronos

  1. Greek The personification of time.

chronos²

noun

  1. A steady, quantifiable beat or rhythm; measured or objective time. Hazağ ∪−−⊥: This foot has the first chronos (time-unit), a half syllable followed by three syllables, the last being prolonged.

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name personification of time

한국어크로노스 Keuronoseu
中文柯羅諾斯 /柯罗诺斯 Kēluónuòsī
PortuguêsCronos, Crono
FrançaisChronos
DeutschChronos
ItalianoCrono
ΕλληνικάΧρόνος Chrónos
РусскийХро́нос Xrónos

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"chronos." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chronos. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chronos. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chronos

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"chronos." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chronos.

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@misc{chronos_2026,
  title = {chronos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chronos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}