chron-
variant of chrono- before a vowel.
chron-
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chron.
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abbreviation
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chronicle.
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chronograph.
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chronological.
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chronology.
Chron.
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abbreviation
Bible.
Chron.
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Usage
What does chron- mean? Chron- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “time.” It appears in a few technical terms. Chron- comes from the Greek chrónos, meaning “time.” The adjective chronic, meaning "constant" or "habitual," also derives from this root. Chron- is a variant of chrono-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use chrono- article.
Example Sentences
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Then being set upon the throne, he was by the minister put in mind of his engagements, from 1 Chron. xxix.
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields
The list of signatories in Neh. x. 1-27 should be compared with the names in xii. and 1 Chron. xxiv.; the true connexion of ix.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
Thus it was with the king of Judah, in the days of 2 Chron. xx.
From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
In addition to this reference may be made to such tantalizing statements as those in 1 Chron. ii.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
It is a covenant of salt forever: and 2 Chron. xvii.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
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