Defintions A
(1) Pertaining to worldly affairs.
(2) Transitory; short-lived.
What is temporal?
A continuous, detailed record of historical events in order of their occurrence. (May also be used as a verb.)
What is a chronicle?
A romantic melody or composition dealing with evening or night; a reverie.
What is a nocturne?
The meaning of the Greek root khronos?
What is "time"?
(1) To accept or adapt to a situation; to compromise.
(2) To postpone a decision in order to gain time.
What is temporize?
Improvised; composed or uttered without advance preparation.
Without advance preparation.
What is extempore?
(1) Lasting two years.
(2) Happening every two years.
What is biennial?
The meaning of Latin root tempus or temporis.
What is "time"?
(1) A chronological record of events of successive years without interpretation or analysis by the author; a historical record.
(2) A periodical journal of a learned field or annual reports of an organization.
What is annals?
A span of one thousand years.
What is millennium?
Each of the two times of the year when days and nights are of equal length.
What is equinox?
The meaning of the Latin root annus?
What is "year"?
(1) A person or thing out of place in a historical period or sequence of events.
(2) A person, custom, or idea considered out-of-date.
What is anachronism?
A temporary stay; a brief visit.
What is a sojourn?
Happening at the same time; moving at the same rate.
What is synchronous?
Meaning of the Latin roots nox or noctis?
What is "night"?
(2) Antiquated; obsolete.
What is superannuated?
(1) The highest point or stage of development; apogee; zenith.
(2) The imaginary half circle connecting the North and South poles.
What is meridian?
(1) Daily; occurring in a day or every day.
(2) active during the daytime rather than at night.
What is diurnal?
What is "day"?