chronological

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chronological

/ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ UK
/ˌkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ Canada, dialectal
/ˌkɹɔnəˈlɔd͡ʒɪkəl/ Australia
/ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒəkəl/ New Zealand
[ˌkɹɔ̟nəˈlɔ̟d͡ʒəkəl] New Zealand

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adjective more chronological · most chronological

Relating to time, or units of time. He is 67 in chronological age, but has the mind and body of someone 55.
In order of time from the earliest to the latest. The live report lists all the events in chronological order.
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.

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Closest in meaning: chronology, timeline, timing, historical, temporal, sequential, horizontal, specified, ageing, time, successive, serial, time-ordered, consecutive, progressive, staged

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adj in order of time from the earliest to the latest

Español	cronológico
한국어	연대기의 yeondaegiui
日本語	経時的 keijiteki
中文	按時間先後 /按时间先后 àn shíjiān xiānhòu
Português	cronológico
Français	chronologique
Deutsch	chronologisch, zeitlich
Italiano	cronologico
Ελληνικά	χρονολογικός chronologikós
Română	cronologic
Русский	хронологический xronologičeskij
العربية	مُرَتَّب زَمَنِيَّا murattab zamaniyyā
עברית	כּרוֹנוֹלוֹגִי

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@misc{chronological_2026,
  title = {chronological},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chronological},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}