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chronology

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chronology /krəˈnɑːləʤi/ noun
plural chronologies
chronology
/krəˈnɑːləʤi/
noun
plural chronologies
Learner's definition of CHRONOLOGY
[noncount] : the order in which a series of events happened时间顺序;年代顺序
[count] : a record of the order in which a series of events happened事件按时间顺序的记录;大事年表
[noncount] : a science that deals with measuring time and finding out when events happened年代学
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chronology

noun

chro·​nol·​o·​gy krə-ˈnä-lə-jē How to pronounce chronology (audio)
plural chronologies
1
: the science that deals with measuring time by regular divisions and that assigns to events their proper dates
2
: a chronological table, list, or account
a chronology of the author's works
3
: an arrangement (as of events) in order of occurrence
reconstruct the chronology of the trip
The book provides a chronology of events leading up to the American Civil War.

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History is much more than a simple chronology of events, but keeping events in chronological order is the first essential step in thinking about it. When, for example, historians try to show how World War I prepared the way for World War II, tracking the chronology of the events in the years between the two wars can help in explaining a complicated historical era.

Example Sentences

We tried to reconstruct the chronology of the accident. The book provides a chronology of the events leading up to the American Civil War.
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin chronologia, from chrono- chrono- + -logia -logy

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of chronology was in 1585
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