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Chron (time)

Chron

Greek chronos: time.

Put the events of the story in chronological order.

Chronological

Arranged in the order in which things happened.

Arjun arranged his holiday photos in chronological order.

Synchronise

To make things happen at the same time.

The dancers synchronised their steps perfectly at the Onam show.

Remember: Chron = time; ch says k: KRON. A chronicle records events through time. Stress shift: kruh-NOL-uh-jee, but kron-uh-LOJ-i-kul. British spelling: synchronise.

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