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chronology

[ kruh-nol-uh-jee ]

noun

, plural chro·nol·o·gies.
  1. the sequential order in which past events occur.
  2. a statement of this order.
  3. the science of arranging time in periods and ascertaining the dates and historical order of past events.
  4. a reference work organized according to the dates of events.


chronology

/ krəˈnɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the determination of the proper sequence of past events
  2. the arrangement of dates, events, etc, in order of occurrence
  3. a table or list of events arranged in order of occurrence


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Derived Forms

  • chroˈnologist, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chronology1

First recorded in 1585–95; chrono- + -logy

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Example Sentences

All of that material could weave through the game preparation chronology.

And what McGrath is especially good at doing is painstakingly reconstructing the chronology.

Geography, that is, trumped chronology in his notions of accuracy.

According to the Aptitude Chronology report, she was also diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

But Hermes also delivers on his stated objective, to carry out a broad-stroke chronology of "music made new" in '70s New York.

According to Bible chronology, Adam was created some six thousand years ago.

And so the whole fabric of geological chronology vanishes into a mere unproved notion, based upon an if.

According to Moréri there were in his day seventy systems of chronology founded on the history dictated by God himself.

These fables lack chronology, and have no definite historical signification which can be made available.

In this connection the reader must be reminded that the chronology of the early period is still uncertain.

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