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chronological order

American  
[kron-l-oj-i-kuhl awr-der] / ˈkrɒn lˌɒdʒ ɪ kəl ˈɔr dər /

noun

  1. the arrangement of things following one after another in time.

    Put these documents in chronological order.


Etymology

Origin of chronological order

First recorded in 1650–60

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MarketWatch has reproduced that list below, more or less in chronological order:

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

The first task was to put them in chronological order, something made more difficult by the fact that some of the documents were undated.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Putting the uncollected poems in chronological order between each published volume allows us to see how deliberately Heaney curated his books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Through this perspective, audiences remain engaged with the film’s events, told largely in chronological order, without any unnecessary frills or dramatization.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025

I skip Grade Seven and go straight into Grade Eight, missing the Kings of England in chronological order, missing the circulatory system, leaving my boyfriend behind.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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