dendrochronology: Meaning and Definition of

den•dro•chro•nol•o•gy

Pronunciation: (den"drō-kru-nol'u-jē), [key]
— n.
  1. the science dealing with the study of the annual rings of trees in determining the dates and chronological order of past events.
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