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Kronos

American  
[kroh-nos] / ˈkroʊ nɒs /

noun

  1. a variant of Cronus.


Kronos British  
/ ˈkrəʊnɒs /

noun

  1. a variant of Cronus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This is Kouyoumdjian’s first opera, but she has been writing string quartet music of theatrical power for the past decade and has been championed by the Kronos Quartet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

He said Kronos never used Gubaidulina’s lighting even for the Carnegie premiere.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

I was in Berkeley on Saturday for one of Kronos Quartet’s “Five Decades” programs, celebrating the groundbreaking group’s 50th anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

She mourned a changing, vulnerable New York City after Hurricane Sandy in “Landfall,” with the Kronos Quartet.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023

It wasn’t exactly a morale booster, but before I could say anything, Kronos raised his sword.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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