chronological

adjective

Simple meaning

About or arranged according to temporal order.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

kɹɑnəˈlɑdʒɪkəl

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Word Review

Definition

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adjective

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Relating to or arranged according to temporal order
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Relating to the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur within a story, rather than the order in which they are released.
Relating to time, or units of time.
In order of time from the earliest to the latest.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty: B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency: Moderately Common
Typical Use: Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Relating to or arranged according to temporal order

Used this way, chronological is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone: Neutral
Formality: Neutral
Intensity: Not strongly marked
How common: Moderately common
Connotation: No strong connotation
Usage feel: Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use chronological

“Please arrange the events in chronological order from earliest to latest.”adjective

Common Patterns and Combinations

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Relating

chronological sequencechronological recordchronological tablechronological history

Other combinations

chronological agechronological orderchronological listchronological framework

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

chronologynounScientific field · specialist
An arrangement of events in time.
chronicadjectiveDerived adjective
Related to Relating to or arranged according to temporal order.
chronologicallyadverbDerived adverb
With respect to chronology.
chronicallyadverbDerived adverb
In a habitual and longstanding manner.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

chronological agenounCompound term
Age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed.
chronological recordnounCompound term
A chronological account of events in successive years.
chronological sequencenounCompound term
A following of one thing after another in time.
chronological successionnounCompound term
A following of one thing after another in time.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

chronicleverbRelated term
Record in chronological order.

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