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chronicle noun /ˈkrɒnɪkl/ /ˈkrɑːnɪkl/ jump to other results - a written record of events in the order in which they happened
- the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- Her latest novel is a chronicle of life in a Devon village.
Topics Historyc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French cronicle, variant of Old French cronique, via Latin from Greek khronika ‘annals’, from khronikos ‘of time’, from khronos ‘time’.
chronicle verb /ˈkrɒnɪkl/ /ˈkrɑːnɪkl/ (formal) jump to other results - chronicle something to record events in the order in which they happened
- Her achievements are chronicled in a new biography out this week.
Topics Literature and writingc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryChronicle is used with these nouns as the object: See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French cronicle, variant of Old French cronique, via Latin from Greek khronika ‘annals’, from khronikos ‘of time’, from khronos ‘time’.
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