Essential Greek and Latin Roots for Eighth Grade Students: chron (time)

This vocabulary list features words with the Greek root chron, meaning "time."
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  1. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  2. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  3. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
  4. asynchronous
    not occurring or existing at the same time
  5. chronology
    an arrangement of events in time
  6. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  7. chronicle
    a record or narrative description of past events
  8. synchronicity
    the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
  9. synchronize
    adjust in time or manner to make the same
  10. synchronous
    occurring or existing at the same time
  11. synchronized
    operating in unison
Created on Tue Jun 17 17:43:57 EDT 2025

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