English Explanatory Dictionary

chronicle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
verb
  1. To record in or as in a chronicle.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɒnɪkəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chronicle.wav /ˈkɹɑnɪkl̩/

Word forms

chronicle chronicles chronicling chronicled

Etymology

From Middle English cronicle, cronycle, from Anglo-Norman cronicle, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Synonyms

annals archives chronicon diary history journal narration prehistory recital record recountal register report story version

Related words

chronicler Chronicles chronist chronistically chronistic chronology chronological

Derived words

Chronicler chronicular unchronicled
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