chrono
[kron-oh]
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noun, plural chron·os.
Origin of chrono
by shortening; see -o
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Examples from the Web for chronos
Historical Examples of chronos
It has since been ascertained that this newspaper was the Baltimore Chronos of the 9th inst.
AnneConstance Fenimore Woolson
I shall never laugh so much again if I live to be as old as Chronos.
Ancient MannersPierre Louys
Only by the beating of his heart Max could judge that Chronos had not left his chariot.
The Crushed Flower and Other StoriesLeonid Andreyev
With the one the winged sandals of Mercury were not so fleet, with the other, the leaden feet of Chronos were not so dull.
John Marvel, AssistantThomas Nelson Page
Chronos was to the Greeks of old the god of time, in whose hands were the destinies of men.
India, Its Life and ThoughtJohn P. Jones