Definition of CHRONOLOGY

chronology

Plural: chronologies

Noun

  • an arrangement of events in time
  • a record of events in the order of their occurrence
  • the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
  • The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
  • An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.

Examples

  • The film's chronology is not entirely obvious, but can be worked out by the clothes the characters are wearing in the scenes.

Origin / Etymology

From chrono- (“relating to time”) + -logy (“study of, account of”), after New Latin chronologia from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, explanation”). Literally "time reason" in Modern Greek.

Scrabble Score: 19

chronology: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chronology: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chronology: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

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