chronicle

American  

[kron-i-kuhl] / ˈkrɒn ɪ kəl /

noun

1. a chronological record of events; a history.

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verb (used with object)

chronicled, chronicling

1. to record in or as in a chronicle.

   Synonyms:

   report, narrate, relate, recount

chronicle British  

/ ˈkrɒnɪkəl /

noun

1. a record or register of events in chronological order

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• chronicler noun
• unchronicled adjective

Etymology

Origin of chronicle

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

Example Sentences

With precision and care, the author elegantly chronicles his own shame, envy, boredom, regret and despair, illuminating his experiences with insights from philosophy, psychology, ethnography and history.

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He has covered Ukraine for 15 years, chronicling its efforts to establish itself as an independent European democracy through a revolution and a war with Russia.

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Previously, she covered the banking and insurance industries, chronicling the fallout of the sovereign debt crisis in France and the rest of Europe.

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“Where Charles was sensitive and thoughtful, Andrew was macho, confident and extroverted,” wrote Andrew Lownie, who chronicled the prince’s life in a recent book called “Entitled.”

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The author chronicles the troubled youth and “vagrant years” of Tennyson, up until 1850, when the still clean-shaven poet experienced a sudden change of fortune.

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Related Words

• annals
• diary
• journal