chronological

[ kron-l-oj-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌkrɒn lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

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adjective

arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.

pertaining to or in accordance with chronology: a chronological process.

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Also chron·o·log·ic

[kron-l-oj-ik] /ˌkrɒn lˈɒdʒ ɪk/ .

Origin of chronological

First recorded in 1605–15; chronolog(y) + -ical

OTHER WORDS FROM chronological

chron·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbun·chron·o·log·i·cal, adjective

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How to use chronological in a sentence

The question is not certainly of any great importance; and we notice it only to make a parade of our chronologic acumen.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
Other methods may be classed as special; they are the chronologic, the comparative, the individual, etc.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, August 1899|Various
No other event is recorded, the dance serving merely as a chronologic point.
Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))|James Mooney
Although there is nowhere a date, the handwriting makes it possible to arrange the poems with general chronologic accuracy.
Poems: Three Series, Complete|Emily Dickinson

Jerome, as is well known, gave up all attempts to harmonise the chronologic data as a hopeless problem.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for chronological

chronological

chronologic (ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk, ˌkrəʊ-)

/ (ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌkrəʊ-) /

adjective

(esp of a sequence of events) arranged in order of occurrence

relating to or in accordance with chronology

Derived forms of chronological

chronologically, adverb

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chronological

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British Dictionary definitions for chronological

chronologic (ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk, ˌkrəʊ-)

Derived forms of chronological