chronological
/ˌkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.40 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Relating to time, or units of time.
Example Sentences
- "He is 67 in chronological age, but has the mind and body of someone 55."
- "The live report lists all the events in chronological order."
- "A Book of Death and Fish is about one Peter MacAulay, an unremarkable individual who has the sea and its promises always with him, experiencing the usual strains of growing up and growing old – the death of a friend, his parents, marriage and children – all set out in chronological order and divided into two books, Migration and Turbulence."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical ▲ English chrono- ▲ English -logy English chronology ▲ English -ical English chronological From chrono- + -logical or chronology + -ical.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkɹɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/
- British English: /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/
Inflected Forms
more chronological (comparative)
most chronological (superlative)
Derived Forms
Phrases
chronological age
chronological order