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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Below is a transcript of those emails, arranged in chronological order: On June 3, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Rob Goldstone wrote: Good morning Emin just called and asked me to contact you with something very interesting.
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Check out our list of the top 20 concerts for July, presented in chronological order: Lady Antebellum 7:30 p.m. July 1, Klipsch Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St., Noblesville, $32 to $65.75, LiveNation.com, (800) 745-3000.
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Make your resume personal A lot of resumes say the same thing and give a chronological work history—
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Making things interesting, the episodes aren't in chronological or seemingly any other order.
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Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended.
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Also marking the holiday are these events, listed in chronological order.
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The nearly five-minute video is mostly a chronological summary of NASA's announcements so far this year and seems designed to highlight all of the things the new administration has accomplished in space.
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Here are 25, in chronological order, who have spoken with CNN, spoken on camera about their allegations or been the subject of responses from Cosby's attorneys.
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Origin and Etymology of chronological
see chronology
CHRONOLOGICAL Defined for English Language Learners
chronological
playDefinition of chronological for English Language Learners
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: arranged in the order that things happened or came to be
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: using time as a measurement
CHRONOLOGICAL Defined for Kids
chronological
playDefinition of chronological for Students
: arranged in or according to the order of time She wrote a chronological account of their journey.
chronologically
adverbWord Root of chronological
The Greek word chronos, meaning “time,” gives us the root chron. Words from the Greek chronos have something to do with time. The chronological order of events is the order in which they happened in time. Anything that is chronic lasts for a very long time. A chronicle is a telling of events in the order in which they happened in time.
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