chronological

B1 Topic:Time
US /ˌkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ UK /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/
adj Freq #43163

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Arranged in the order in which events happened, from earliest to latest.

    The report lists all the events in chronological order.

  2. 2
    adj

    Relating to time or a person's age in years.

    He is 67 in chronological age but seems much younger.

Thesaurus

Word family
Derived forms achronologicalantichronologicalastrochronologicalbiochronologicalcosmochronologicaldendrochronologicalgeochronologicalgyrochronologicallepidochronologicalmagnetochronologicalnonchronologicalpalaeochronological

Etymology

From chrono- + -logical or chronology + -ical.

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