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chron·i·cle
I. \ˈkränə̇kəl, -nēk-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English cronicle, from Anglo-French, alteration (probably influenced by such words as Old French article) of Old French chronique, from Latin chronica, from Greek chronika, from neuter plural of chronikos, adjective
: an especially historical account of facts or events that are arranged in order of time and usually continuous and detailed but without analysis or interpretation; broadly : history, narrative
II. transitive verb
(chronicled ; chronicled ; chronicling \-k(ə)liŋ\ ; chronicles)
Etymology: Middle English croniclen, from cronicle, n.
1. : to record or present in or as if in a chronicle
< the greater French novelists from Stendhal to Proust chronicle the rise, the regime, and the decay of the upper bourgeoisie in France — T.S.Eliot >
2. : list, describe
< it is impossible to chronicle all the splendors and humbler delights to be found in these volumes — Times Literary Supplement > |