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chronic
 
SYLLABICATION:chron·ic
PRONUNCIATION:  krnk
ADJECTIVE:1. Of long duration; continuing: chronic money problems. 2. Lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases: chronic colitis. 3. Subject to a habit or pattern of behavior for a long time: a chronic liar.
ETYMOLOGY:French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek khronikos, of time, from khronos, time.
OTHER FORMS:chroni·cal·ly —ADVERB
chro·nici·ty (kr-ns-t) —NOUN
SYNONYMS:chronic, confirmed, habitual, inveterate These adjectives mean having long had a habit or a disease: a chronic complainer; a confirmed alcoholic; a habitual cheat; an inveterate smoker.
 
 
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