noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/kɹəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
General-American:/kɹəˈnɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
The film's chronology is not entirely obvious, but can be worked out by the clothes the characters are wearing in the scenes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts
Narrower terms: glottochronology
4
noun
Meaning 4
a record of events in the order of their occurrence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: written record, written account
Narrower terms: timeline
5
noun
Meaning 5
an arrangement of events in time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: temporal relation
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- 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 English chronology From chrono- (“relating to time”) + -logy (“study of, account of”), after New Latin chronologia from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, explanation”). Literally "time reason" in Modern Greek.
Across languages
Translations
126 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kronologjia
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Arabic:
تَارِيخ
(tārīḵ)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Armenian:
ժամանակագրություն
(žamanakagrutʻyun)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Azerbaijani:
xronologiya
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Basque:
kronologia
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Belarusian:
хранало́гія
(xranalóhija)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Bengali:
কালনিরূপণবিদ্যা
(kalnirupnobidda)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Bulgarian:
хроноло́гия
(hronológija)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Catalan:
cronologia
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Chinese Mandarin:
年表
(niánbiǎo)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Czech:
chronologie
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Danish:
kronologi
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Dutch:
chronologie
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Esperanto:
kronologio
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Estonian:
kronoloogia
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Finnish:
kronologia
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
French:
chronologie
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Galician:
cronoloxía
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Georgian:
ქრონოლოგია
(kronologia)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
German:
Chronologie
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Greek:
χρονολογία
(chronología)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Hebrew:
כְרוֹנוֹלוֹגְיָה
(khronológya)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Hindi:
कालक्रम विज्ञान
(kālakram vijñān)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Hindi:
तैथिकी
(taithikī)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Hungarian:
kronológia
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Icelandic:
tímatalsfræði
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Ido:
kronologio
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Indonesian:
kronologi
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Irish:
croineolaíocht
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Italian:
cronologia
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Japanese:
編年
(hennen)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Kazakh:
уақытнама
(uaqytnama)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Kazakh:
хронология
(xronologiä)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Khmer:
កាលប្បវត្តិវិទ្យា
(kaal prɑɑvŏət vicciə)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Korean:
연대학
(yeondaehak)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Korean:
년대학
(nyeondaehak)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Kyrgyz:
хронология
(hronologiya)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Latvian:
hronoloģija
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Lithuanian:
chronologija
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Macedonian:
хронологија
(hronologija)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Malay:
kronologi
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Norwegian Bokmål:
kronologi
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kronologi
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Persian:
گاهشناسی
(gâhšenâsi)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Polish:
chronologia
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Portuguese:
cronologia
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Romanian:
cronologie
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Russian:
хроноло́гия
(xronológija)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Serbo-Croatian:
хроноло̀гија
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Serbo-Croatian:
кроноло̀гија
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Serbo-Croatian:
hronològija
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Serbo-Croatian:
kronològija
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Slovak:
chronológia
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Slovene:
kronologija
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Spanish:
cronología
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Swedish:
kronologi
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Thai:
วิทยาการลําดับเวลา
(wít-tá-yaa-gaan-lam-dàp-wee-laa)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Turkish:
kronoloji
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Ukrainian:
хроноло́гія
(xronolóhija)
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Uzbek:
xronologiya
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Vietnamese:
niên đại học
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Welsh:
amseryddiaeth
— determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)
Albanian:
kronologjia
— arrangement into chronological order
Arabic:
تَسَلْسُل زَمَنِيّ
(tasalsul zamaniyy)
— arrangement into chronological order
Armenian:
ժամանակագրություն
(žamanakagrutʻyun)
— arrangement into chronological order
Azerbaijani:
xronologiya
— arrangement into chronological order
Basque:
kronologia
— arrangement into chronological order
Belarusian:
хранало́гія
(xranalóhija)
— arrangement into chronological order
Bulgarian:
хроноло́гия
(hronológija)
— arrangement into chronological order
Catalan:
cronologia
— arrangement into chronological order
Czech:
chronologie
— arrangement into chronological order
Danish:
kronologi
— arrangement into chronological order
Danish:
kronologisk rækkefølge
— arrangement into chronological order
Dutch:
chronologie
— arrangement into chronological order
Dutch:
tijdsorde
— arrangement into chronological order
Dutch:
tijdrekenkunde
— arrangement into chronological order
Dutch:
tijdrekening
— arrangement into chronological order
Estonian:
kronoloogia
— arrangement into chronological order
Finnish:
kronologia
— arrangement into chronological order
French:
chronologie
— arrangement into chronological order
Galician:
cronoloxía
— arrangement into chronological order
Georgian:
ქრონოლოგია
(kronologia)
— arrangement into chronological order
German:
Chronologie
— arrangement into chronological order
German:
Zeitordnung
— arrangement into chronological order
German:
Zeitmessung
— arrangement into chronological order
German:
Zeitrechnung
— arrangement into chronological order
Greek:
χρονολόγηση
(chronológisi)
— arrangement into chronological order
Hebrew:
כְרוֹנוֹלוֹגְיָה
(khronológya)
— arrangement into chronological order
Hindi:
कालक्रम
(kālakram)
— arrangement into chronological order
Hindi:
कालानुक्रम
(kālānukram)
— arrangement into chronological order
Hindi:
तैथिकी
(taithikī)
— arrangement into chronological order
Hindi:
घटनाक्रम
(ghaṭnākram)
— arrangement into chronological order
Hindi:
घटनावली
(ghaṭnāvlī)
— arrangement into chronological order
Hindi:
तारीख़नामा
(tārīxnāmā)
— arrangement into chronological order
Hungarian:
időrend
— arrangement into chronological order
Hungarian:
kronológia
— arrangement into chronological order
Icelandic:
tímatal
— arrangement into chronological order
Icelandic:
tímasetning
— arrangement into chronological order
Indonesian:
kronologi
— arrangement into chronological order
Irish:
croineolaíocht
— arrangement into chronological order
Italian:
cronologia
— arrangement into chronological order
Japanese:
年表
(nenpyō)
— arrangement into chronological order
Kazakh:
уақытнама
(uaqytnama)
— arrangement into chronological order
Latvian:
hronoloģija
— arrangement into chronological order
Lithuanian:
chronologija
— arrangement into chronological order
Malay:
kronologi
— arrangement into chronological order
Norwegian Bokmål:
kronologi
— arrangement into chronological order
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kronologi
— arrangement into chronological order
Polish:
chronologia
— arrangement into chronological order
Portuguese:
cronologia
— arrangement into chronological order
Romanian:
cronologie
— arrangement into chronological order
Russian:
хроноло́гия
(xronológija)
— arrangement into chronological order
Serbo-Croatian:
хроноло̀гија
— arrangement into chronological order
Serbo-Croatian:
кроноло̀гија
— arrangement into chronological order
Serbo-Croatian:
hronològija
— arrangement into chronological order
Serbo-Croatian:
kronològija
— arrangement into chronological order
Slovak:
chronológia
— arrangement into chronological order
Slovene:
kronologija
— arrangement into chronological order
Spanish:
cronología
— arrangement into chronological order
Swedish:
kronologi
— arrangement into chronological order
Swedish:
kronologisk ordning
— arrangement into chronological order
Swedish:
tidsordning
— arrangement into chronological order
Turkish:
kronoloji
— arrangement into chronological order
Ukrainian:
хроноло́гія
(xronolóhija)
— arrangement into chronological order
Welsh:
amseryddiaeth
— arrangement into chronological order
Yiddish:
כראָנאָלאָגיע
(khronologye)
— arrangement into chronological order