Chronological
//ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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."
- 3 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.
Adjective
- 1 relating to or arranged according to temporal order wordnet
Example
More examples"Please arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order."
Etymology
From chrono- + -logical or chronology + -ical.
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