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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

chrono-, (before a vowel) chron- combining form

indicating time: chronology, chronometer

Etymology: from Greek khronos time

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

chron•o (kron′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. chron•os.

Timechronometer.

see -o by shortening

chrono-,

Timea combining form meaning "time,'' used in the formation of compound words:chronometer.

Also,[esp. before a vowel,] chron-.

Greek, combining form of chrónos

'chrono-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

chron- - chrono - chronobiology - chronogram - chronograph - chronology - chronometer - chronometry - chronopher - chronoscope - chronotherapy - chronotropic - crony - dyschronogenic

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