First Known Use: 14th century
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1chronicle
noun chron·i·cle \ˈkrä-ni-kəl\
: a description of events in the order that they happened
Full Definition of CHRONICLE
1
: a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation <a chronicle of the Civil War>
2
: narrative 1
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Origin of CHRONICLE
Middle English cronicle, from Anglo-French, alteration of chronike, from Latin chronica, from Greek chronika, from neuter plural of chronikos
Related to CHRONICLE
- Synonyms
- account, chronology, commentary (usually commentaries), history, narration, narrative, record, report, story
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2chronicle
verb
: to describe a series of events in the order that they happened
chronicledchronicling \-k(ə-)liŋ\
Full Definition of CHRONICLE
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>
— chron·i·cler \-k(ə-)lər\ noun
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First Known Use of CHRONICLE
15th century
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1chronicle
noun chron·i·cle \ˈkrä-ni-kəl\
Definition of CHRONICLE for Kids
: an account of events in the order that they happened : history
Word Root of CHRONICLE
The Greek word chronos, meaning “time,” gives us the root chron. Words from the Greek chronos have something to do with time. The chronological order of events is the order in which they happened in time. Anything that is chronic lasts for a very long time. A chronicle is a telling of events in the order in which they happened in time.
2chronicle
verb
chron·i·cledchron·i·cling
Definition of CHRONICLE for Kids
: to record in the order of occurrence <This chapter chronicles the events leading to the American Revolution.>
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