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chrono-

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


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of chrónos
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chrono- or chron-  
pref.  Time: chronometer.

[From Greek khronos, time.]
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chrono- or chron-
pref.
Time: chronobiology.

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