| word | chronology |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) A sequence of events in the order they occurred. (2) A table, list, or account that presents events in order. |
| eg_sentence | The scandal had gotten so complex that the newspaper had to print a chronology showing the order of the numerous events involved. |
| explanation | History is much more than a simple chronology of events, but keeping events in chronological order is the first essential step in thinking about it. When, for example, historians try to show how World War I prepared the way for World War II, tracking the chronology of the events in the years between the two wars can help in explaining a complicated historical era |
| IPA | krəˈnɑləʤi |
Tags: mwvb::unit:16, mwvb::unit:16:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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