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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary chro·nol·o·gy \\-jē\\ noun ( plural -gies) ETYMOLOGY New Latin chronologia, from chron- + -logia -logy
DATE 1585
1. the science that deals with measuring time by regular divisions and that assigns to events their proper dates2. a chronological table, list, or account3. an arrangement (as of events) in order of occurrence reconstruct the chronology of the trip
chronology
1590s, from Gk. khrono- comb. form of khronos "time" + -logy comb. form of logos "word, speech, discourse."
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 chronology
chron·ology / krE5nClEdVi; NAmE -5nB:l- / noun(pl. -ies)
[U, C] the order in which a series of events happened; a list of these events in order
按事件发生的年代排列的顺序；年表:
Historians seem to have confused the chronology of these events.
历史学家好像把这些事件发生的年代顺序搅混了。
a chronology of Mozart's life
莫扎特生平年表
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged chro·nol·o·gy
\krəˈnäləjē, krō-, krä-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: New Latin chronologia, from chron- + -logia -logy
1. : the science that treats of measuring or computing time by regular divisions or periods and that assigns to events or transactions their proper dates
2. : a chronological table or list
3. : an arrangement (as of data, events) in the order of time of occurrence or appearance : chronological relation
< his chronology of the facts is confused >
specifically : the classification of archaeological sites or prehistoric periods of culture according to their time relationship by stratigraphy, typology, or actual dating
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