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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Brittaney went to work, and Mollie kept herself busy trying to calculate where her son’s name would fall in a chronological list of the 70,237 dead in 2017: Some 62,400 died before him and some 7,600 after. — Claire Galofaro, The Seattle Times, "After the overdose: A family’s journey into grief and guilt," 28 Jan. 2019 Historians report that, in the 19th century, there was little consciousness of chronological age in the U.S. Individuals rarely knew their own age or the age of others. — Marc Freedman, WSJ, "Building Bridges Across the Generational Divide," 1 Nov. 2018 Here, in chronological order, the top 10 collections of Fall 2019. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "The Top 10 Collections of the Fall 2019 Season," 8 Mar. 2019 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

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