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timeline

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/

Noun

timeline noun

  1. A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology.
  2. A schedule of activities; a timetable.
  3. An individual universe or reality, especially a parallel/alternate one in which events differ from actual history, or differ from the established canon of a fictional world.

timeline noun

  1. A metaphorical conception of time as a stream, or flowing body of water.“By killing his great-grandfather, the time traveller disrupted the timestream.”

Verb

timeline verb

  1. To analyse a sequence of events or activities.
  2. To display such a sequence graphically.

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