Chronology

Pronunciation: /krəˈnɑlədʒi/

Definitions of chronology

noun the arrangement of events in the order of their occurrence

Example Sentences

A1 The chronology of events in the story was easy to follow.

A2 She struggled to understand the chronology of historical events.

B1 The historian presented a detailed chronology of the war.

B2 The detective used the chronology of the suspect's alibi to solve the case.

C1 The author's book meticulously detailed the chronology of the ancient civilization.

C2 The archaeologist's research uncovered a new chronology for the timeline of human evolution.

Examples of chronology in a Sentence

formal The historian meticulously studied the chronology of events to accurately portray the sequence of historical events.

informal I need to double-check the chronology of dates for my history project.

slang I totally messed up the chronology of that story I was telling, oops!

figurative The chronology of her life events seemed to unfold like a carefully scripted movie plot.

Grammatical Forms of chronology

• past tense: chronologized
• plural: chronologies
• comparative: more chronological
• superlative: most chronological
• present tense: chronologizes
• future tense: will chronologize
• perfect tense: has chronologized
• continuous tense: is chronologizing
• singular: chronology
• positive degree: chronology
• infinitive: to chronologize
• gerund: chronologizing
• participle: chronologized

Origin and Evolution of chronology

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Greek

Story behind the word: The word 'chronology' is derived from the Greek words 'chronos' meaning time and 'logia' meaning study or discourse.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to the study of time and the arrangement of events in order of occurrence, 'chronology' has evolved to also encompass the science of determining the dates and historical order of past events.