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chronological definition

chrono·logi·cal (krän′ə läj′i kəl)

adjective

  1. arranged in the order of occurrence
  2. of chronology; esp., containing or relating to an account of events in the order of their occurrence

Etymology: < chronology + -ical

Also chronologic chron′o·log′ic

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chronological Synonyms

chronological

modif.

temporal, chronologic, historical, in sequence, according to chronology, in the order of time, sequential, successive, serial, archival, chronicled, sequent, consecutive, properly dated, measured in time, horological, chronometric, chronoscopic, chronographic, progressive in time, ordered, in order, in due time, in due course.


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chronological Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • order: DIARY In chronological order, the most recent events are at the top of the page.

Modifying Another Word

  • roughly: They will be considered in roughly chronological order, beginning with Willa Muir.
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