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Chronological Common

Origin: Greek prefix chrono-

Chronological has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

relating to or arranged according to temporal order

"chronological age"

2

Relating to time, or units of time.

"The chronological order of the events was determined by their timestamps."

In plain English: Chronological means arranging things in order from oldest to newest based on when they happened.

"The museum displays are arranged in chronological order to show how art styles changed over time."

Example Sentences
"The museum displays are arranged in chronological order to show how art styles changed over time." adj
"She arranged her childhood photos in chronological order to see how much she grew." adj
"The museum displayed the artifacts in strict chronological sequence based on their discovery dates." adj
"He told his life story in chronological fashion, starting from his earliest memories." adj
See Also
time chronologically geologic time scale chronograph annals chronology synchronology prochronism
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Origin

The word chronological comes from combining Greek roots meaning "time" with a suffix used to form adjectives. It entered English through the study of arranging events in their proper order based on when they occurred.

Rhyming Words
cal ical kcal fecal jacal bocal decal mucal focal local cocal ducal cecal tical vocal socal mescal plical fiscal laical
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