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chrono

[ kron-oh ]
/ ˈkrɒn oʊ /

noun, plural chron·os.

chronometer.

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Origin of chrono

by shortening; see -o

Words nearby chrono

chronic shock, chronic sleeping sickness, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, chronic trypanosomiasis, chronic ulcer, chrono, chronobiology, chronogram, chronograph, chronol., chronological

Definition for chrono (2 of 2)

chrono-

a combining form meaning “time,” used in the formation of compound words: chronometer.
Also especially before a vowel, chron-.

Origin of chrono-

<Greek, combining form of chrónos
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British Dictionary definitions for chrono

chrono-

before a vowel chron-

combining form

indicating timechronology; chronometer

Word Origin for chrono-

from Greek khronos time
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Medical definitions for chrono

chrono-

pref.

Time:chronobiology.
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