Chronology
/krəˈnɑːlədʒi/noun
The arrangement of events in the order they happened.
He provided a chronology of events leading up to the incident.
Often appears as...
- a detailed chronology
- provide a chronology
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Academic
noun
The study of the order of historical events and their dates.
She is an expert in Greek chronology.
Often appears as...
- study of chronology
- greek chronology
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The arrangement of events in the order they happened.
He provided a chronology of events leading up to the incident.
Often appears as...
- a detailed chronology
- provide a chronology
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The study of the order of historical events and their dates.
She is an expert in Greek chronology.
Often appears as...
- study of chronology
- greek chronology
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Order
Chronology sorts past events from earliest to latest, which helps grasp the progression of time
To understand the cause of the war, we need to examine the chronology.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Timestamp
While chronology tells the order, it does not always specify the exact timing of events.
Her autobiography uses a loose chronology, focusing on sequence rather than dates.
Pro Tip 3/3Narrative Clarity
Chronology provides clear narrative in storytelling, ensuring readers follow the events correctly.
The book's chronology was confusing because it kept switching between past and present.
Compare with
calendarcataloguehistoryorderrecordschedulersequencetimeline
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Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
What is a calendar? A calendar is a way of making sure that across the year you will bump into certain very important ideas. In the Catholic chronology, Catholic calendar, at the end of March you will think about St. Jerome and his qualities of humility and goodness and his generosity to the poor.
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Chaos in the Heart of...
to draw allegiances and to try to create power. So, I think we should try to rise above that this evening, and try to think in a much more complex way about what is driving this conflict. What I'd like to do is to introduce you to the chronology of the conflict.
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Why should you read Kurt...
and he set out to explore the ambiguity between good and bad fortune in his own work. When Vonnegut ditched clear-cut fortunes, he also abandoned straightforward chronology.
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Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
What is a calendar? A calendar is a way of making sure that across the year you will bump into certain very important ideas. In the Catholic chronology, Catholic calendar, at the end of March you will think about St. Jerome and his qualities of humility and goodness and his generosity to the poor.
Video examples
Chaos in the Heart of...
to draw allegiances and to try to create power. So, I think we should try to rise above that this evening, and try to think in a much more complex way about what is driving this conflict. What I'd like to do is to introduce you to the chronology of the conflict.
Video examples
Why should you read Kurt...
and he set out to explore the ambiguity between good and bad fortune in his own work. When Vonnegut ditched clear-cut fortunes, he also abandoned straightforward chronology.
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Neil MacGregor
British Historian
In a very literal way, of course, Shakespeare did change the course of history: when it didn't fit the plot he had in mind, he simply rewrote it. His English histories play fast and loose with chronology and fact to achieve the desired dramatic effect, re-ordering history even as it was then understood.
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Juan Pablo Di Pace
Argentinian Actor
The stage is that immediate rush of energy you get from the audience. Also, doing something in chronology - something that starts and finishes the same night. In television, you work toward the one scene, you shoot it, and then you have to forget about it because you have to worry about the next scene.
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Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
I write in longhand and assemble lots of notes, and then I try to collate them into a coherent chronology. It's like groping along in the dark. I like writing and find it challenging, but I don't find it easy.
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Barbara Amiel
British Journalist
There is sometimes a peculiar confusion in the West that equates progress to whatever is recent or whatever is new, and it is time we understood that progress has nothing to do with the chronology of an idea.
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Jerry B. Jenkins
American Novelist
Tim sends me a fairly ambitious workup in notebook form noting the passages we're going to cover and the chronology of the biblical events, and his commentaries on those things he's read and written.
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Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
Initial work is on period research where the historical markers are absolutely non-negotiable. Once that is established, a writer can take creative liberties in terms of chronology to suit the story.
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Robin Marantz Henig
Writer
The human brain has evolved the capacity to impose a narrative, complete with chronology and cause-and-effect logic, on whatever it encounters, no matter how apparently random.
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Ken Ham
Australian Clergyman
No apparent, perceived, or claimed evidence in any field, including history and chronology, can be valid if it contradicts the Scriptural record.
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Simon Schama
British Historian
I am strongly of the opinion that chronology is very important. The great arc of time is what children are wired for.
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Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Wolf Hall' attempts to duplicate not the historian's chronology but the way memory works: in leaps, loops, flashes.
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Neil MacGregor
British Historian
In a very literal way, of course, Shakespeare did change the course of history: when it didn't fit the plot he had in mind, he simply rewrote it. His English histories play fast and loose with chronology and fact to achieve the desired dramatic effect, re-ordering history even as it was then understood.
Quote examples
Juan Pablo Di Pace
Argentinian Actor
The stage is that immediate rush of energy you get from the audience. Also, doing something in chronology - something that starts and finishes the same night. In television, you work toward the one scene, you shoot it, and then you have to forget about it because you have to worry about the next scene.
Quote examples
Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
I write in longhand and assemble lots of notes, and then I try to collate them into a coherent chronology. It's like groping along in the dark. I like writing and find it challenging, but I don't find it easy.
Quote examples
Barbara Amiel
British Journalist
There is sometimes a peculiar confusion in the West that equates progress to whatever is recent or whatever is new, and it is time we understood that progress has nothing to do with the chronology of an idea.
Quote examples
Jerry B. Jenkins
American Novelist
Tim sends me a fairly ambitious workup in notebook form noting the passages we're going to cover and the chronology of the biblical events, and his commentaries on those things he's read and written.
Quote examples
Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
Initial work is on period research where the historical markers are absolutely non-negotiable. Once that is established, a writer can take creative liberties in terms of chronology to suit the story.
Quote examples
Robin Marantz Henig
Writer
The human brain has evolved the capacity to impose a narrative, complete with chronology and cause-and-effect logic, on whatever it encounters, no matter how apparently random.
Quote examples
Ken Ham
Australian Clergyman
No apparent, perceived, or claimed evidence in any field, including history and chronology, can be valid if it contradicts the Scriptural record.
Quote examples
Simon Schama
British Historian
I am strongly of the opinion that chronology is very important. The great arc of time is what children are wired for.
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Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Wolf Hall' attempts to duplicate not the historian's chronology but the way memory works: in leaps, loops, flashes.
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