Meaning: "Chron" means "time".
Pronunciation: > The "o" usually is pronounced like the "a" in "father".
Example 1: A "chronicle" is a description of someone or something over a period
of time, often with new information given each day. "He wrote a very interesting chronicle of his
trip through Asia".
Example 2: The adjective "chronic", or adverb "chronically", describes a bad
situation that continues and won't stop. "He had chronic pain in his right shoulder after playing
tennis every day for three years".
Example 3: When two or more things are "synchronized", they are doing something
at the same time. "The synchronized swimmers were very beautiful as they moved effortlessly in
the water".
Other useful words:
chronological - describes things that happen in order, first one thing, then another second and
another third, etc.
chronometer - a very, very precise watch
anachronism - a mistake in a book or movie concerning time
diachronic - something that happens across time or that changes over time
