noun

chronicle

KRO-nih-kuhl

noun

A record of events set down in the order they happened.

"The medieval chronicle describes the battle in vivid detail."

"His memoir reads like a chronicle of the band's rise and fall."

verb

To record events as they happen, in order.

"The documentary chronicles her career from her first audition to her final performance."

How to Use Chronicle

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA written record of events in the order they happened, or to write such a record.

Common pairings

chronicle the events a detailed chronicle historical chronicle

chronicled past tense, chronicles plural, chronicles singular

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From Old French cronique, from Latin chronica, from Greek khronikós (\"of time\"), from khrónos (\"time\").

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