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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarychronicle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation //a chronicle of the Civil War
- : narrative sense 1 //a chronicle of the struggle against drug traffickers
verb
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to present a record of in or as if in a chronicle //chronicle Victorian society //chronicle the doings of the rich and famous
Examples
Noun
- //a chronicle of the American Civil War
- //a chronicle of the President's years in office
Verb
- //The book chronicles the events that led to the American Civil War.
- //She intends to chronicle the broad social changes that have occurred in this part of the country.
- //a magazine that chronicles the lives of the rich and famous
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English cronycle, borrowed from Anglo-French cronike, cronicle (-le perhaps by assimilation to words with the suffix -icle, as article article entry 1), borrowed from Latin chronica "book of annals," borrowed from Greek (tà) chroniká, (hai) chronikaí, from plural of chronikós "of time, temporal, in order by time" (with a noun such as biblía "books" or graphaí "writings" understood) — more at chronicVerb
Middle English cronyclen, verbal derivative of cronycle chronicle entry 1chronicle
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened //a chronicle of their adventure on the riverSynonymsRelated Wordsdeposition documentation testament testimonial testimonya href='x-mw://lookup/chrome/1' class='et_link'>chrome entry 1chronicle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation //a chronicle of the Civil War
- : narrative sense 1 //a chronicle of the struggle against drug traffickers
verbDefinition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to present a record of in or as if in a chronicle //chronicle Victorian society //chronicle the doings of the rich and famous
ExamplesNoun- //a chronicle of the American Civil War
- //a chronicle of the President's years in office
Verb- //The book chronicles the events that led to the American Civil War.
- //She intends to chronicle the broad social changes that have occurred in this part of the country.
- //a magazine that chronicles the lives of the rich and famous
History and EtymologyNounMiddle English cronycle, borrowed from Anglo-French cronike, cronicle (-le perhaps by assimilation to words with the suffix -icle, as article article entry 1), borrowed from Latin chronica "book of annals," borrowed from Greek (tà) chroniká, (hai) chronikaí, from plural of chronikós "of time, temporal, in order by time" (with a noun such as biblía "books" or graphaí "writings" understood) — more at chronicVerbMiddle English cronyclen, verbal derivative of cronycle chronicle entry 1chroniclenounSynonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened //a chronicle of their adventure on the riverSynonymsRelated Wordsdeposition documentation testament testimonial testimonya href='x-mw://lookup/chrome/1' class='et_link'>chrome entry 1chronicle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation //a chronicle of the Civil War
- : narrative sense 1 //a chronicle of the struggle against drug traffickers
verbDefinition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to present a record of in or as if in a chronicle //chronicle Victorian society //chronicle the doings of the rich and famous
ExamplesNoun- //a chronicle of the American Civil War
- //a chronicle of the President's years in office
Verb- //The book chronicles the events that led to the American Civil War.
- //She intends to chronicle the broad social changes that have occurred in this part of the country.
- //a magazine that chronicles the lives of the rich and famous
History and EtymologyNounMiddle English cronycle, borrowed from Anglo-French cronike, cronicle (-le perhaps by assimilation to words with the suffix -icle, as article article entry 1), borrowed from Latin chronica "book of annals," borrowed from Greek (tà) chroniká, (hai) chronikaí, from plural of chronikós "of time, temporal, in order by time" (with a noun such as biblía "books" or graphaí "writings" understood) — more at chronicVerbMiddle English cronyclen, verbal derivative of cronycle chronicle entry 1chroniclenounSynonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened //a chronicle of their adventure on the riverSynonymsRelated Wordsdeposition documentation testament testimonial testimonya href='x-mw://lookup/chrome/1' class='et_link'>chrome entry 1chronicle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation //a chronicle of the Civil War
- : narrative sense 1 //a chronicle of the struggle against drug traffickers
verbDefinition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to present a record of in or as if in a chronicle //chronicle Victorian society //chronicle the doings of the rich and famous
ExamplesNoun- //a chronicle of the American Civil War
- //a chronicle of the President's years in office
Verb- //The book chronicles the events that led to the American Civil War.
- //She intends to chronicle the broad social changes that have occurred in this part of the country.
- //a magazine that chronicles the lives of the rich and famous
History and EtymologyNounMiddle English cronycle, borrowed from Anglo-French cronike, cronicle (-le perhaps by assimilation to words with the suffix -icle, as article article entry 1), borrowed from Latin chronica "book of annals," borrowed from Greek (tà) chroniká, (hai) chronikaí, from plural of chronikós "of time, temporal, in order by time" (with a noun such as biblía "books" or graphaí "writings" understood) — more at chronicVerbMiddle English cronyclen, verbal derivative of cronycle chronicle entry 1chroniclenounSynonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened //a chronicle of their adventure on the riverSynonyms