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Relating to time; according to time.

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  1. a. Relating to time; according to time.
  2. a. Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual.
  3. adj. being long-lasting">long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
  4. adj. persisting for a long time
  5. adj. habitual
  6. 1. Relating to time; according to time. 2. Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual. Chronic disease, one which is inveterate, of long continuance, or progresses slowly, in distinction from an acute disease, which speedly terminates.
  7. j:100 a. being long-lasting">long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering s. of long duration s. habitual