Chronologizing

/krəˈnɑːlədʒaɪzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of chronologize; the ongoing process of arranging events in chronological order or establishing their dates.

Etymology

From chronologize (chronos + -logia + -ize) plus the present participle suffix -ing, indicating an action in progress.

Kelly Says

When archaeologists are chronologizing artifacts, they're literally rebuilding the story of human civilization one carefully dated object at a time—it's like solving the world's slowest puzzle.

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