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nonchronological

nonchronological adjective: not chronological.

Adjective

nonchronological (not comparable)

  1. Not chronological.
    • One must never speak ill of nonchronological storytelling in America, where it is considered innately more serious than the other kind.2009 September 13, B. R. Myers, “The Caged Bird Sings”, in New York Times

Forms of nonchronological

alternative formnon-chronological

Origin of nonchronological

From non- + chronological.

Words formed from nonchronological

Questions about nonchronological

What does nonchronological mean?
Nonchronological means not chronological.
What part of speech is nonchronological?
Nonchronological is an adjective.

Words near nonchronological in the dictionary

  1. nonchromogens
  2. nonchromophoric
  3. nonchromosomal
  4. nonchronic
  5. nonchronically
  6. nonchronological
  7. nonchronologically
  8. nonchronomedical
  9. nonchronometric
  10. nonchurch
  11. nonchurched

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