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chronology Definition

chro·nol·ogy (krə nälə jē)

noun pl. -·gies

  1. the science of measuring time in fixed periods and of dating events and epochs and arranging them in the order of occurrence
  2. the arrangement of events, dates, etc. in the order of occurrence
  3. a list or table of dates in their proper sequence

Etymology: chrono- + -logy

chronology Related Forms
chro·nolo·gist noun or chro·nolo·ger
chronology Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • date1: Of particular note are the events in the chronology on date1, date2 and date3 when bruising was noted.

Adjective modifier

  • Egyptian: It is time they were properly dated to the eighth century and the Egyptian chronology corrected to match.
  • biblical: We cannot dismiss a priori biblical chronology simply by assuming genealogical gaps.
  • absolute: The absolute chronology of this western chamber must wait upon the Oxford AMS dates currently in progress.
  • conventional: In conventional chronology, the rebellion looks likely to have been that led by Jesus.
  • precise: He writes about it sensitively, with due modesty and a sensible regard for the precise chronology, the details, the sensations.
  • relative: Tephra analysis was carried out in order to observe possible isochrones, which were then used to form a relative chronology.

Converse of object

  • reconstruct: At that time, the medieval monk who reconstructed the chronology got it slightly wrong.
  • revise: Frankly, it is suspicious and looks dishonorable, but the deceit supports the revised chronology even tho only by default.
  • establish: Firstly, establishing a chronology is essential to his argument.
  • compile: Margaret Tait bibliography Download the Margaret Tait bibliography compiled by Alice Fraser, and chronology compiled by Peter Todd.
  • accept: A charter - possibly spurious - contradicts the accepted chronology of the marriages of his wife, Eleanor de Vitré .
  • prepare: In preparing this Chronology we have encountered a number of difficulties.

Noun used with modifier

  • radiocarbon: Figure 4. Calibrated radiocarbon chronology obtained from wood charcoal recovered in two different shafts.
  • pottery: John Garstang was the first to employ modern pottery chronology to explore this biblical site.

Possessives

  • magazine: Fortnight Magazine's monthly chronology of ' the Troubles ' .

Preposition: of

  • event: A chronology of events appeared in the Evening Mail of December 13th 1974.
  • conflict: The chronology of these conflicts seems to be a chronology of the main works of Marx and Engels.
  • history: The chronology of human history is full of gaps.
  • period: The idea of a radical shift in the chronology of this period is not entirely new.