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timeline

/ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/
/ˈtaɪmlaɪn/
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Other forms: timelines

A timeline is a list of important events arranged in the order in which they happened. You might write out a timeline of Civil War battles when you're studying for a big history test.

Timelines are often used in history textbooks and biographies — they explain what happened during a certain period of time or to a particular person, starting with the earliest event and moving forward through time. Your own personal timeline, for example, might begin with your birth. Many timelines are represented graphically by an actual line that's dotted with points representing important events.

Definitions of timeline
  1. noun
    a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)
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    type of:
    chronology
    a record of events in the order of their occurrence
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/ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/
UK
/ˈtaɪmlaɪn/
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