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Word of the day · 2026-11-02
chronology
from chron — Greek: time
the order in which events happen in time
The detective checked the chronology of the day to see when the suspect left the house.
Same family: chronic · chronological · chronicle · anachronism · synchronise
In exams, chronology often means time order, so look for dates, stages, or sequence words such as first, then, and finally.
Study pictures — read the word off the scene
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Listening practice
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Roots in the course — 20 of them, one at a time
chronGreek: time
chronic, chronology, anachronism, synchronise
graphGreek: write
graphic, biography, calligraphy, graphology
dictLatin: say, speak
dictate, predict, verdict, contradict
spectLatin: look
inspect, spectator, prospect, circumspect
credLatin: believe
credible, credential, incredulous, creed
loquLatin: speak
eloquent, loquacious, colloquial, soliloquy
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