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chronologically en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəli/
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• /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkli/

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 Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English chronologically From chronological + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a chronological manner; with reference to time.
   • Moreover, the term [...] is well recorded in British and Australian sources from the 1840s onwards, while the earliest Anglo-Indian evidence only extends as far back as 1865 and so does not hold precedence. Thus, deriving the term from Hindustani is not chronologically admissible on present evidence. 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 255:
   • He had aged but a year chronologically, but in appearance a decade.
2. (sequence) In sequence according to time.
   • His chapters are arranged thematically, not chronologically.

Forms

Deriveds

sclerochronologically · skeletochronologically

Translations (8)

pt cronologicamente (in a chronological manner) · ca cronològicament (in a chronological manner) · es cronológicamente (in a chronological manner) · de chronologisch (in a chronological manner) · it cronologicamente (in a chronological manner) · fr chronologiquement (in a chronological manner) · pl chronologicznie (in a chronological manner) · nb kronologisk (in a chronological manner)