chronological

Definition

Relating to time, or units of time.

Etymology

From chrono- + -logical or chronology + -ical.

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."

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