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seriation

American

[seer-ee-ey-shuhn] / ˌsɪər iˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.

Etymology

Origin of seriation

1650–60; < Latin seri ( ēs ) series + -ation

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