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chronological

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌkɹɑnəˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ// UK //kɹˌɒnəlˈɒdʒɪkəl// chrono·log·i·cal

adj. arranged in the order of time. You use this word when you list events from the earliest to the latest.

adj. arranged in the order of time, typically from earliest to latest. Often used attributively before nouns like 'order' or 'list'.


SIMPLE

The book lists events in chronological order.

CONTEXTUAL

The museum displays the artifacts in chronological order to show how technology changed over centuries.

COMPLEX

The historian reconstructed the timeline by arranging the fragmented letters in strict chronological order, revealing a clear pattern of political maneuvering.

Origin

From chrono- + -logical or chronology + -ical.

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