Added 9 October 2026
chronology
/kɹəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ noun
Latin root: chronologia Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about chronology at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An arrangement of events in time.
- A record of events in the order of their occurrence.
- The determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events.
Origin
From chrono- (“relating to time”) + -logy (“study of, account of”), after New Latin chronologia from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, explanation”). Literally "time reason" in Modern Greek.
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