chronicle
[ kron-i-kuhl ]
/ ˈkrɒn ɪ kəl /
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noun
a chronological record of events; a history.
verb (used with object), chron·i·cled, chron·i·cling.
to record in or as in a chronicle.
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Origin of chronicle
OTHER WORDS FROM chronicle
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British Dictionary definitions for chronicle
chronicle
/ (ˈkrɒnɪkəl) /
noun
a record or register of events in chronological order
verb
(tr) to record in or as if in a chronicle
Derived forms of chronicle
chronicler, nounWord Origin for chronicle
C14: from Anglo-French cronicle, via Latin chronica (pl), from Greek khronika annals, from khronikos relating to time; see chronic
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