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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTimeline
/ˈtaɪm.laɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A tabular or graphical representation of a period in time, displaying a sequence of events in chronological order.
"The committee created a detailed timeline for the project implementation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English words 'time' (from Old English 'tīma') and 'line' (from Latin 'linea'). The compound noun emerged in the 20th century to describe a graphical representation of a period of time on which important events are marked.
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chronologie
Transliteration: chronologie
"La chronologie des événements est claire."
Zeitstrahl
Transliteration: Zeitstrahl
"Der Zeitstrahl zeigt alle wichtigen historischen Daten."
cronologia
Transliteration: cronologia
"La cronologia mostra lo sviluppo del progetto."
cronología
Transliteration: cronología
"La cronología del caso es muy compleja."
cronograma
Transliteration: cronograma
"Precisamos seguir este cronograma rigorosamente."
समयरेखा
Transliteration: samay-rekha
"परियोजना के लिए एक समयरेखा तैयार की गई है।"
时间线
Transliteration: shíjiān xiàn
"请为这个项目制定一个时间线。"
타임라인
Transliteration: taim-rain
"프로젝트의 타임라인을 확인하세요."
年表
Transliteration: nenpyō
"この歴史的事件の年表を作成しました。"
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