chron-
variant of chrono- before a vowel.
chron-
1 American
chron.
2
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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.
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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Stonehenge, often called the Giants’ Dance, was also frequently known as the Carol; thus Harding, Chron. lxx. x.,
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
Thus it was with Jehoshaphat, in that scene recorded in 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
Mr. Tingey, of Northampton, preached from 2 Chron. xv.
From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Thomas Coleman
Dates are not once referred to in the text of the Bible, but according to the marginal notes the word translated "honey" in 2 Chron. xxxi: 5 may mean dates....
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Ellsworth Huntington
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