unchronological

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adjective

Not chronological.

OriginEnglish chronological ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

adjectiveunchronological (comparative more unchronological, superlative most unchronological)

comparative more unchronological · superlative most unchronological

  1. Not chronological.

    One of Ford's best effects in unchronological narration comes from having Dowell tell the same story twice in order 'to render those superimposed emotions'.

    1915, Thomas C. Moser, The Good Soldier

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  9. Englishchrono-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  13. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishchrono-
  17. Englishchronology
  18. Englishchronological
  19. Englishunchronological

From un- + chronological.

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APA

unchronological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchronological

MLA

“unchronological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchronological. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unchronological,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchronological.

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