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crony (krō′nē)

noun pl. cronies -·nies

a close companion

Etymology: Brit university slang < ? Gr chronios, long-continued (hence taken as “old friend”) < chronos, time

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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