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chronology
Meaning: the arrangement of events in the order they occurred
chronology in a sentence
How chronology is used in real sentences:
The historian arranged the old letters according to chronology so readers could follow events.
Detectives rebuilt the chronology of the evening by comparing receipts, texts, and witness statements.
“Her field notebook would preserve the meadow's chronology from the first meltwater to the return of snow.”
— from the passage The Meadow Notebook
Synonyms for chronology
Other words for chronology — sequence and timeline — carry the same meaning.
- sequence
- timeline
Where it comes from
From Greek chronos 'time' + logia 'study of'
Word parts
- chron — time
chronology: chron (time) + -logy (study of) - -ology — turns a subject into the name of its study or body of knowledge
chronology: chrono- (time) + -logy (account or study)
Memory hook
CHRON- means time, like a CHRONicle — chronology tracks time in order.
Practice chronology in the app