chronology

chro·nol·o·gy

noun \-jē\

plural chro·nol·o·gies

Definition of CHRONOLOGY

1

: the science that deals with measuring time by regular divisions and that assigns to events their proper dates

2

: a chronological table, list, or account

3

: an arrangement (as of events) in order of occurrence <reconstruct the chronology of the trip>

Examples of CHRONOLOGY

1. We tried to reconstruct the chronology of the accident.
2. The book provides a chronology of the events leading up to the American Civil War.

Origin of CHRONOLOGY

New Latin chronologia, from chron- + -logia -logy

First Known Use: 1585

Related to CHRONOLOGY

Synonyms: chronicle, account, commentary (usually commentaries), history, narration, narrative, record, report, story

Related Words: version; deposition, documentation, testament, testimonial, testimony, witness; annals, blog, diary, journal, log, logbook, memoir; minutes, procès-verbal; anecdote, tale, yarn; epic, saga; gest (or geste), romance; recital, recitation; case history, case study

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Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial

Rhymes with CHRONOLOGY

andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, biology, bryology, cetology, Christology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, doxology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, garbology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, histology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, pedology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology