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chron-
1- variant of chrono- before a vowel:
chronaxie.
chron.
2abbreviation for
- chronicle.
- chronograph.
- chronological.
- chronology.
Chron.
3abbreviation for
- Chronicles.
Chron.
abbreviation for
- Chronicles
Example Sentences
It’s hard to keep track of all the PG-13, Degrassi-style drama that has beset the House, so let’s go in reverse chron:
He said the list of qualifying conditions should grow to include ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Chron’s disease, sickle cell anemia, cachexia or wasting syndrome, neuropathies, severe arthritis, hepatitis C, fibromyalgia, muscular dystrophy, Huntington’s disease, HIV, AIDS, glaucoma and terminal illness.
Whoever the sign’s editor was, they either had access or experience working construction, an unnamed HPW employee told Chron.
Its structured channels allowed for more focused conversations than the traditional reverse chron chat thread, and message threads could be split and moved into separate conversations.
"My wife has a recent diagnosis of Chron’s. Trying to figure out insurance and adjust our life in ways we never anticipated."
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Words That Use Chron-
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.
Examples of chron-
The physiology term chronaxie, or chronaxy, is “the minimum time that an electric current of twice the threshold strength must flow in order to excite a tissue.”
The chron- parts of the word means “time.” The second part of the word, -axie, ultimately comes from the Greek axía, meaning “worth, value.” Chronaxie, then, literally means “time value.” The word chronaxie comes from French, using an equivalent form of chron-.
What are some words related to the combining form chron-?
What are some other forms that chron- may be commonly confused with?
Break it down!
Given what you know about the meaning of chron-, what, generally speaking, does a chronicle give a written account of?
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