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chronological en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒəkəl/ (New-Zealand)
• [ˌkɹɔ̟nəˈlɔ̟d͡ʒəkəl] (New-Zealand)
• /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌkɹɔnəˈlɔd͡ʒɪkəl/ (Australia)
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• /ˌkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
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• /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical ▲ English chrono- ▲ English -logy English chronology ▲ English -ical English chronological From chrono- + -logical or chronology + -ical.

Meanings

1. Relating to time, or units of time.
   • He is 67 in chronological age, but has the mind and body of someone 55.
2. In order of time from the earliest to the latest.
   • The live report lists all the events in chronological order.
   • A Book of Death and Fish is about one Peter MacAulay, an unremarkable individual who has the sea and its promises always with him, experiencing the usual strains of growing up and growing old – the death of a friend, his parents, marriage and children – all set out in chronological order and divided into two books, Migration and Turbulence. 8 November 2014, Kirsty Gunn, “A Book of Death and Fish by Ian Stephen – review”, in The Guardian:
3. (qualifier:films; shows; books; etc; films; shows; books; etc) In order of time from the earliest to the latest. ▸ Relating to the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur within a story, rather than the order in which they are released.

Forms

Deriveds

lepidochronological · sclerochronological · nonchronological · palaeochronological · astrochronological · dendrochronological · paleochronological · unchronological · thermochronological · biochronological · geochronological · magnetochronological · cosmochronological · gyrochronological · ptilochronological · radiochronological · skeletochronological · typochronological · tephrochronological · antichronological · achronological

Relateds

chronological age · chronicle · chronology · chronological order · chronologically · chronograph

Translations (51)

af kronologies (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · de zeitlich (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · nn kronologisk (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · hu kronologikus (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · af chronologies (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · lt chronologiškas (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · pl chronologiczny (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · ja 経時的 (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · gl cronolóxico (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · et kronoloogiline (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · sk chronologický (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · cs chronologický (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · cmn 按時間先後 /按时间先后 (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · ca cronològic (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · pt cronológico (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · he כּרוֹנוֹלוֹגִי (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · es cronológico (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · hu kronológiai (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · sv kronologisk (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · de chronologisch (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · kk хронологиялық (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · sh кронолошки (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · sh hronološki (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · ka ქრონოლოგიური (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · be храналагі́чны (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · bg хронологически (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · it cronologico (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · fa زمانی (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · sh хронолошки (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · sl kronološki (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · ar مُرَتَّب زَمَنِيَّا (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · lt chronologinis (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · ko 연대기의 (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · eo kronologia (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · da kronologisk (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · lv hronoloģisks (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · id kronologis (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · fi kronologinen (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · nb kronologisk (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · ru хронологический (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · tr kronolojik (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · ro cronologic (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · sh kronološki (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · eo tempa (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · fr chronologique (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · el χρονολογικός (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · uk хронологічний (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · hu időrendi (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · nl chronologisch (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · hy ժամանակագրական (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) · ga cróineolaíoch (in order of time from the earliest to the latest)