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noun (plural cronies) Etymology: perhaps from Greek chronios long-lasting, from chronos time Date: 1656 a close friend especially of long standing ; pal ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) a close friend or companion. Etymology: 17th-c. chrony, university sl. f. Gk khronios long-standing f. khronos time ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n C usually plural one of a group of people, who spend a lot of time with each other and will usually help each other, even if this involves dishonesty (Nixon gave positions of power to many of his political cronies.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1665, Cambridge student slang, probably from Gk. khronios "long-lasting," from khronos "time," and with a sense of "old friend," or "contemporary." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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