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chronological order

American

[kron-l-oj-i-kuhl awr-der] / ˈkrɒn lˌɒdʒ ɪ kəl ˈɔr dər /

noun

the arrangement of things following one after another in time.

Put these documents in chronological order.

Etymology

Origin of chronological order

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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Reddit is organised into user-created communities called subreddits, where content is ranked by user voting rather than chronological order.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Watched in chronological order, this ranking, or a ranking of your own, prove that it’s still a “Friends”-giving world.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Putting the uncollected poems in chronological order between each published volume allows us to see how deliberately Heaney curated his books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The tale is told in chronological order but from a wide range of differing perspectives, with some news reports and headlines added to help the audience understand the latest development where necessary.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

They’ll use tape recorders and conduct what he calls “oral histories,” asking the person questions, transcribing the answers, and putting it together in chronological order as a narrative.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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