Greek and Latin Roots, Grades 3–5: Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: chron

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. asynchronous
    not occurring or existing at the same time
  4. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
  5. chronicle
    a record or narrative description of past events
  6. chronograph
    a device for recording time with great precision
  7. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  8. chronology
    an arrangement of events in time
  9. chronometer
    an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
  10. synchronicity
    the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
  11. synchronize
    happen at the same time
  12. chronicler
    someone who records past events in the order that they occurred
  13. synchronized
    operating in unison
  14. dendrochronology
    the study of ancient trees to date environmental changes
  15. dendrochronologist
    one who studies ancient trees to date environmental changes
Created on Thu May 02 22:37:25 EDT 2024 (updated Tue Aug 06 17:10:36 EDT 2024)

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