chronological

CEFRB1

/ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Arranged in the order that events happened.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    In order of time from the earliest to the latest.

Examples

  • Here are the languages I want to learn, in roughly chronological order.

  • Please arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Relating to time, or units of time.

  2. Relating to the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur within a story, rather than the order in which they are released.

More examples

In context

  • He is 67 in chronological age, but has the mind and body of someone 55.

  • The live report lists all the events in chronological order.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Please arrange these historical events in blank order, from earliest to latest.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From chrono- + -logical or chronology + -ical.