- chronological
- chronological "arranged in order by time," 1610s, from CHRONOLOGY (Cf. chronology) + -ICAL (Cf. -ical). Chronological order is attested by 1754. Related: Chronologically.
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chronological — index consecutive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 chronological … Law dictionary
chronological — [adj] in consecutive time order archival, chronographic, chronologic, chronometric, chronometrical, chronoscopic, classified, dated, historical, horological, horometrical, in due course, in due time, in order, in sequence, junctural, ordered,… … New thesaurus
chronological — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the establishment of dates and time sequences. 2) (of a record of events) starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred. DERIVATIVES chronologically adverb … English terms dictionary
chronological — [krän΄ə läj′i kəl] adj. [< CHRONOLOGY + ICAL] 1. arranged in the order of occurrence 2. of chronology; esp., containing or relating to an account of events in the order of their occurrence: Also chronologic chronologically adv … English World dictionary
chronological — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ strictly ▪ a strictly chronological account of the events ▪ broadly, roughly … Collocations dictionary
chronological — chron|o|log|i|cal [ˌkrɔnəˈlɔdʒıkəl US ˌkra:nəˈla: ] adj 1.) arranged according to when things happened or were made ▪ We arranged the documents in chronological order . 2.) chronological age a person s chronological age is how old they actually… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chronological — [[t]krɒ̱nəlɒ̱ʤɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened. I have arranged these stories in chronological order. Syn: sequential Derived… … English dictionary
Chronological — Chronologic Chron o*log ic, Chronological Chron o*log ic*al, a. [Gr. ?.] Relating to chronology; containing an account of events in the order of time; according to the order of time; as, chronological tables. Raleigh. {Chron o*log ic*al*ly}, adv … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chronological — also chronologic adjective Date: 1614 of, relating to, or arranged in or according to the order of time < chronological tables of American history >; also reckoned in units of time < chronological age > • chronologically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
chronological — chronologically, adv. /kron l oj i keuhl/, adj. 1. arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events. 2. pertaining to or in accordance with chronology: a chronological process. Also, chronologic. [1605 15; CHRONOLOG(Y) + ICAL] * * * … Universalium
