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

In “Splendid Liberators,” a chronicle of the Spanish-American War and its aftermath, Joe Jackson makes the case that the conflict set the original American Century in motion and, in his view, not for the better.

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What follows is a chronicle of a death foretold.

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“Dynasty,” a new Los Angeles Times’ book, chronicles the Dodgers’ dramatic run to the ninth World Series title in franchise history.

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“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” arguably the finest work in August Wilson’s 10-play series chronicling the African American experience in the 20th century, is set in a boarding house in Pittsburgh in 1911.

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There is a romantic quality even to the deprivations Smith chronicles, an effect heightened by what she chooses to highlight or withhold.

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Related Words

• annals 
• diary 
• journal