chorology

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noun

The spatial equivalent of chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed.

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Meanings

nounchorology (countable and uncountable, plural chorologies)

plural chorologies

  1. countableuncountableThe spatial equivalent of chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed.

    While chronology refers to the study of time, chorology refers to the study of regions/places.

    2004, Tim Cresswell, Place, A Short Introduction
  2. countableuncountablebiologyThe study of the spatial distribution of organisms.

Origin

From choro- + -logy.

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APA

chorology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorology

MLA

“chorology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chorology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorology.

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