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

Cooper's third film as a director chronicles a middle-aged man finding solace in stand-up comedy after splitting from his wife, and is loosely based on the life of British comic John Bishop.

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Tayseer Abed, a well-known writer who has chronicled the war from his tent in the southern city of Khan Younis, described it as "a dangerous test".

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In a time when contentious terminology pervades public discourse, the astute chronicling and monitoring of language is essential.

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One of the notable villains in the period I chronicled in “American Midnight” was Wilson’s attorney general in his second term, A. Mitchell Palmer.

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The series will offer a behind-the-scenes chronicle of Swift’s “The Eras Tour,” which ended in December 2024 and was already the focus of a concert film that brought in nearly $262 million worldwide.

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Related Words

• annals 
• diary 
• journal