chron-
variant of chrono- before a vowel.
chron-
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chron.
2
American
abbreviation
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chronicle.
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chronograph.
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chronological.
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chronology.
Chron.
3
American
abbreviation
Bible.
Chron.
British
abbreviation
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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It is a covenant of salt forever: and 2 Chron. xvii.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old
The parallel history of David in 1 Chron. xi.-xxix. contains a great deal of additional matter, which can rarely be treated as of equal historical value with the preceding.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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
The judges of Israel are commanded to feed the Lord's people, 1 Chron. xvii.
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 Shields, Alexander
The contrary is stated in Eusebius Chron. n.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
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