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chronogeny

chronogeny noun: the chronology of a thing's origin and development.

Noun

chronogeny (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The chronology of a thing's origin and development.
    • The probability is, that most of these orders have existed during all the organic periods of our planet; but, owing to various circumstances, especially to some being without any enduring remains, their chronogeny will long remain one of the most difficult problems in Malacology.1850, William King, A Monograph of the Permian Fossils of England, Digitally Printed Edition, published 2015, page 201
    • The chronogeny of the various elements is in full accord with the structural progress along both lines of derivation;[…].1894, Palaeontology of New-York, Volume 8, Part 2, page 322

Origin of chronogeny

From chrono- + -geny.

Questions about chronogeny

What does chronogeny mean?
Chronogeny means the chronology of a thing's origin and development.
What part of speech is chronogeny?
Chronogeny is a noun.

Words near chronogeny in the dictionary

  1. chronogeneous
  2. chronogeneses
  3. chronogenesis
  4. chronogenetic
  5. chronogenic
  6. chronogeny
  7. chronogeographic
  8. chronogeometric
  9. chronogeometrical
  10. chronogeometries
  11. chronogeometry

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