Chronological
/ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
Definitions
Arranged in the order in which things happened; according to the passage of time.
/ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
Arranged in order of time.
The museum displays the artifacts in chronological order, starting with the earliest.
💡 Simply: Imagine a timeline of events – that's chronological order. Like listing your birthday each year, oldest to newest!
👶 For kids: In the order things happened.
More Examples
She wrote a chronological account of her family's history.
How It's Used
"The events were presented in chronological order."
"His autobiography recounts his life in a chronological sequence."
From Middle French chronologique, from Late Latin chronologicus, from Greek khronologikos, from khronos "time" + -logikos "relating to" or "study of".
The term has been used in its current sense since at least the 17th century.
Memory tip
Think 'chrono' (time) + 'logical' (order).
Word Origin
"chronos (time) + -logos (study of)"