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chronology

chro·no·logy

UK/kɹəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ US/kɹəˈnɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ uncommon

noun

1.

arrangement of events in time

2.

a record of events in the order of their occurrence

3.

the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events

Origin

From chrono- (“relating to time”) + -logy (“study of, account of”), after New Latin chronologia from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, explanation”).

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