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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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adjective

Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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Dictionary Entry

crony

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈkɹəʊni/Used In Literature ↓

(originally Cambridge University) Close friend.

Origin

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Common Phrases

capitalism crony. cronycapitalists cronycapitalist cronycrony oldcrony politicalcrony greatcrony marcos
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Synonyms

buddychumsidekickbrotherpal

Antonyms

noncrony

Related Words

henchmanallyconfidante

Poetry examples for “crony”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.