Chronicle Definition
krŏnĭ-kəl
chronicled, chronicles, chronicling
noun
chronicles
An extended account in prose or verse of historical events, sometimes including legendary material, presented in chronological order and without authorial interpretation or comment.
American Heritage
A historical record or register of facts or events arranged in the order in which they happened.
Webster's New World
A narrative; history.
Webster's New World
verb
chronicled, chronicles, chronicling
To tell or write the history of; put into a chronicle.
Webster's New World
To record in or in the form of a historical record.
American Heritage
To record in or as in a chronicle.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Chronicle
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Middle English cronicle from Anglo-Norman alteration of Old French cronique from Latin chronica from Greek khronika (biblia) chronological (books), annals neuter pl. of khronikos of time chronic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman cronicle, from Old French cronique, from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (chronikos, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (chronos, “time”)
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