chronology
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chronology
- /kɹəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ UK
- /kɹəˈnɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun chronologies
- The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
- An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements. The film's chronology is not entirely obvious, but can be worked out by the clothes the characters are wearing in the scenes.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: timeline, chronological, calendar, sequence, timetable, history, historical, timing, schedule, sequencing, order, linear, ageing, time, rough, milestones
Translations
Every language
noun determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
| Español | cronología |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연대학 yeondaehak |
| 日本語 | 編年 hennen |
| 中文 | 年表 niánbiǎo |
| हिन्दी | कालक्रम विज्ञान kālakram vijñān, तैथिकी taithikī |
| Português | cronologia |
| Français | chronologie |
| Deutsch | Chronologie |
| Italiano | cronologia |
| Ελληνικά | χρονολογία chronología |
| Română | cronologie |
| Русский | хроноло́гия xronológija |
| Tiếng Việt | niên đại học |
| العربية | تَارِيخ tārīḵ |
| עברית | כְרוֹנוֹלוֹגְיָה khronológya |
noun arrangement into chronological order
| Español | cronología |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 年表 nenpyō |
| हिन्दी | कालक्रम kālakram, कालानुक्रम kālānukram, तैथिकी taithikī, घटनाक्रम ghaṭnākram, घटनावली ghaṭnāvlī, तारीख़नामा tārīxnāmā |
| Português | cronologia |
| Français | chronologie |
| Deutsch | Chronologie, Zeitordnung, Zeitmessung, Zeitrechnung |
| Italiano | cronologia |
| Ελληνικά | χρονολόγηση chronológisi |
| Română | cronologie |
| Русский | хроноло́гия xronológija |
| العربية | تَسَلْسُل زَمَنِيّ tasalsul zamaniyy |
| עברית | כְרוֹנוֹלוֹגְיָה khronológya |
Talk about this word "chronology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chronology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chronology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chronology "chronology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chronology.Cite this
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title = {chronology},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chronology},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
