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Crony

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cro⋅ny

  [kroh-nee]
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–noun, plural -nies.
a close friend or companion; chum.
Origin:
1655–65; alleged to be university slang; perh. < Gk chrónios for a long time, long-continued, deriv. of chrónos time; cf. chrono-

Synonyms:
pal, buddy.
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cro·ny   (krō'nē)   
n.   pl. cro·nies
A longtime close friend or companion.

[Possibly from Greek khronios, long lasting, from khronos, time.]
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crony 
1665, Cambridge student slang, probably from Gk. khronios "long-lasting," from khronos "time," and with a sense of "old friend," or "contemporary." Cronyism in political sense is 1950.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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