chronicle

[kron-i-kuhl]

noun

1. a chronological record of events; a history.

verb (used with object)

chronicled, chronicling 

1. to record in or as in a chronicle.

   Synonyms: report, narrate, relate, recount

chronicle

/ ˈkrɒnɪkəl /

noun

1. a record or register of events in chronological order

verb

1. (tr) to record in or as if in a chronicle

Other Word Forms

• chronicler noun
• unchronicled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chronicle¹

1275–1325; Middle English cronicle < Anglo-French, variant, with -le -ule, of Old French cronique < Medieval Latin cronica (feminine singular), Latin chronica (neuter plural) < Greek chroniká annals, chronology; chronic

Word History and Origins

Origin of chronicle¹

C14: from Anglo-French cronicle, via Latin chronica (pl), from Greek khronika annals, from khronikos relating to time; see _chronic

Example Sentences

Restaurant staff have chronicled her bizarre behaviours on social media, and in local news stories, over the past several weeks.

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In his 12-hour documentary for PBS, Burns digs into our nation’s bloody, messy and triumphant founding by chronicling more than the “boldfaced names we all know,” as he told the Journal.

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Caillebotte chronicled his circle and his family of brothers, and depicted modern life and sport, painting with audacity and an emphasis on geometric underpinnings.

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Nvidia and Michael Burry, the famed investor who was chronicled in The Big Short by spotting the subprime bubble, appear to be in a war of words.

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While “Daily Memo” is chronicling a city under attack, it’s also bringing comfort to an unexpected person: Torres.

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Related Words

• annals 
• diary 
• journal