chronological

adjective

chro·no·log·i·cal | \ ˌkrä-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

, ˌkrō-\

variants: or less commonly chronologic \ ˌkrä-nə-ˈlä-jik

, ˌkrō- \

Definition of chronological

: of, relating to, or arranged in or according to the order of time chronological tables of American history His art is arranged in chronological order. also : reckoned in units of time chronological age

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Examples of chronological in a Sentence

His art is displayed in roughly chronological order. a chronological account of their trip

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Above, 11 Oscars fashion moments that caused a big stir, in chronological order. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "11 Oscars Looks That Caused a Stir," 22 Feb. 2019 Everything was meticulously labeled and organized, largely in chronological order. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "Try your hand at being an operator at the Roseville Telephone Museum," 22 Dec. 2018 As in The Three-Body Problem, Liu’s journey is laid out in a mostly chronological, straight-forward way. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "From the author of The Three-Body Problem," 15 Sep. 2018 Here’s a chronological look at the season: A Year With Frog and Toad, Sept. 4-30. — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, "The Beatles add music to Orlando Rep's 2018-19 season," 11 June 2018 Photo: Alamy Stock Photo What will likely divide opinion among readers is Ms. Harvey’s decision to tell the story in reverse chronological order, working backwards toward Newman’s death. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction: Shrovetide Confessions," 13 Dec. 2018 The show’s first season suffered from an overly heavy plot and too much bickering among its band of also-ran heroes, on a mission to correct chronological anomalies. — Noel Murray, The Verge, "What to watch this weekend after Avengers: Infinity War," 27 Apr. 2018 What follows is a running chronological list of foreign leaders who have commented on the Pittsburgh shooting that killed multiple people and injured at least six, including at least four law enforcement officers. — Alex Ward, Vox, "Foreign leaders are “appalled” at the Pittsburgh shooting," 27 Oct. 2018 The rest of the story gradually unfolds in a series of flashbacks as Sam and Chuck converse, with the novel narrative device of having those flashbacks appear out of chronological sequence. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Twitter-inspired You Might Be the Killer is coming to Syfy this weekend," 4 Oct. 2018

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