Англо-русский словарь - crony
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crony
noun близкий, закадычный друг Syn: see friend
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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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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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(cronies) You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them. (INFORMAL) He returned from a lunchtime drinking session with his business cronies. N-COUNT: usu poss N c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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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