Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chronologist

/kɹəˈnɒləd͡ʒɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chro-nol-o-gist
IPA: /kɹəˈnɒləd͡ʒɪst/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person skilled in chronology.

Example Sentences

"That learned noise and dust of the chronologist is wholly to be avoided."

Etymology

From French chronologiste. By surface analysis, chronology + -ist.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: chronologiste

Inflected Forms

chronologists (plural)

Derived Forms

dendrochronologist geochronologist glottochronologist tephrochronologist

Synonyms

chronologer

Questions

How do you pronounce chronologist?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹəˈnɒləd͡ʒɪst/.
What does chronologist mean?: A person skilled in chronology.
Where does chronologist come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce chronologist

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