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chronology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kɹəˈnɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /kɹəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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 English chronology From chrono- (“relating to time”) + -logy (“study of, account of”), after New Latin chronologia from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, explanation”). Literally "time reason" in Modern Greek.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
2. (countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
   • The film's chronology is not entirely obvious, but can be worked out by the clothes the characters are wearing in the scenes.

Forms

Coordinates

horology

Deriveds

acanthochronology · chronologize · paleochronology · sclerochronology · synchronology · gyrochronology · cosmochronology · ptilochronology · chronological · chronologically · dendrochronology · lepidochronology · nucleocosmochronology · palaeochronology · chronologic · mensiochronology · tephrochronology · typochronology · skeletochronology · chronologicity · astrochronology · chronologick · biochronology · glottochronology · chronologer · geochronology · thermochronology · magnetochronology · radiochronology · chronologist · cementochronology

Relateds

which see for more · chronicle · chronograph

Translations (126)

ga croineolaíocht (arrangement into chronological order) · mk хронологија (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · hi तारीख़नामा (arrangement into chronological order) · ko 년대학 (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · nn kronologi (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · az xronologiya (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · bg хроноло́гия (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · nl tijdrekening (arrangement into chronological order) · cy amseryddiaeth (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · sh hronològija (arrangement into chronological order) · de Zeitrechnung (arrangement into chronological order) · pl chronologia (arrangement into chronological order) · ar تَسَلْسُل زَمَنِيّ (arrangement into chronological order) · ko 연대학 (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · be хранало́гія (arrangement into chronological order) · uk хроноло́гія (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · kk уақытнама (arrangement into chronological order) · ms kronologi (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · pl chronologia (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · kk уақытнама (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · hi कालक्रम (arrangement into chronological order) · da kronologisk rækkefølge (arrangement into chronological order) · ky хронология (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · ro cronologie (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · id kronologi (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · eu kronologia (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · lv hronoloģija (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · de Chronologie (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · hu időrend (arrangement into chronological order) · ro cronologie (arrangement into chronological order) · da kronologi (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · th วิทยาการลำดับเวลา (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · hi तैथिकी (arrangement into chronological order) · sh kronològija (arrangement into chronological order) · lt chronologija (arrangement into chronological order) · vi niên đại học (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · nn kronologi (arrangement into chronological order) · bg хроноло́гия (arrangement into chronological order) · sh кроноло̀гија (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · et kronoloogia (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · cs chronologie (arrangement into chronological order) · nl tijdrekenkunde (arrangement into chronological order) · gl cronoloxía (arrangement into chronological order) · ga croineolaíocht (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · hi तैथिकी (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · hu kronológia (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · ms kronologi (arrangement into chronological order) · it cronologia (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · is tímatalsfræði (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · eu kronologia (arrangement into chronological order) · sh хроноло̀гија (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · sh хроноло̀гија (arrangement into chronological order) · ja 年表 (arrangement into chronological order) · sl kronologija (arrangement into chronological order) · pt cronologia (arrangement into chronological order) · tr kronoloji (arrangement into chronological order) · hu kronológia (arrangement into chronological order) · id kronologi (arrangement into chronological order) · lt chronologija (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · el χρονολογία (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · sk chronológia (arrangement into chronological order) · cs chronologie (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · sk chronológia (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · nb kronologi (arrangement into chronological order) · fi kronologia (arrangement into chronological order) · nl chronologie (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · de Zeitmessung (arrangement into chronological order) · ka ქრონოლოგია (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · ja 編年 (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · az xronologiya (arrangement into chronological order) · sh kronològija (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · hi घटनावली (arrangement into chronological order) · ka ქრონოლოგია (arrangement into chronological order) · ca cronologia (arrangement into chronological order) · cy amseryddiaeth (arrangement into chronological order) · fi kronologia (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · ar تَارِيخ (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · tr kronoloji (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · hy ժամանակագրություն (arrangement into chronological order) · bn কালনিরূপণবিদ্যা (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · cmn 年表 (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · gl cronoloxía (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · sv kronologi (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · sh кроноло̀гија (arrangement into chronological order) · sq kronologjia (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · sv kronologisk ordning (arrangement into chronological order) · uk хроноло́гія (arrangement into chronological order) · kk хронология (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · sv kronologi (arrangement into chronological order) · pt cronologia (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · yi כראָנאָלאָגיע (arrangement into chronological order) · fr chronologie (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · ca cronologia (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · sl kronologija (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · he כְרוֹנוֹלוֹגְיָה (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · km កាលប្បវត្តិវិទ្យា (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · hy ժամանակագրություն (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · nb kronologi (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · ru хроноло́гия (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · sq kronologjia (arrangement into chronological order) · sh hronològija (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · de Chronologie (arrangement into chronological order) · is tímasetning (arrangement into chronological order) · es cronología (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · he כְרוֹנוֹלוֹגְיָה (arrangement into chronological order) · hi घटनाक्रम (arrangement into chronological order) · sv tidsordning (arrangement into chronological order) · fr chronologie (arrangement into chronological order) · el χρονολόγηση (arrangement into chronological order) · de Zeitordnung (arrangement into chronological order) · es cronología (arrangement into chronological order) · nl tijdsorde (arrangement into chronological order) · lv hronoloģija (arrangement into chronological order) · is tímatal (arrangement into chronological order) · da kronologi (arrangement into chronological order) · fa گاهشناسی (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · be хранало́гія (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · et kronoloogia (arrangement into chronological order) · io kronologio (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · nl chronologie (arrangement into chronological order) · hi कालानुक्रम (arrangement into chronological order) · uz xronologiya (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · ru хроноло́гия (arrangement into chronological order) · hi कालक्रम विज्ञान (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) · it cronologia (arrangement into chronological order) · eo kronologio (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history))