subchronic

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adjective

That repeats over a relatively short period.

OriginEnglish chronic ← Old French cronike ← Latin chronicus →
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Meanings

adjectivesubchronic (comparative more subchronic, superlative most subchronic)

comparative more subchronic · superlative most subchronic

  1. That repeats over a relatively short period.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  7. Ancient Greekχρονικός (khronikós)
  8. Latinchronicus
  9. Old Frenchcronike
  10. Englishchronical
  11. Englishchronic
  12. Englishsubchronic

From sub- + chronic.

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Translations

German subchronisch
  • subchronischThat repeats over a relatively short period
Cite this entry
APA

subchronic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subchronic

MLA

“subchronic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subchronic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subchronic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subchronic.

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