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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chron•i•cle /ˈkrɑnɪkəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -cled, -cling. n. [countable] - a record of events in the order in which they occurred:the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles of King Alfred's reign.
v. [~ + object] - to record in or as if in a chronicle;
set down:The novel chronicles the general's rise to power and his subsequent fall.
chron•i•cler, n. [countable]See -chron-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Chron•i•cles (kron′i kəlz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.) - Bibleeither of two books of the Old Testament, I Chronicles or II Chronicles. Abbr.: I Chron., II Chron.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chron•i•cle (kron′i kəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -cled, -cling. n. - a chronological record of events;
a history.
v.t. - to record in or as in a chronicle.
- Greek chroniká annals, chronology; see chronic
- Medieval Latin cronica (feminine singular), Latin chronica (neuter plural)
- Anglo-French, variant, with -le -ule, of Old French cronique
- Middle English cronicle 1275–1325
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged recount, relate, narrate, report.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chronicle /ˈkrɒnɪkəl/ n - a record or register of events in chronological order
vb - (transitive) to record in or as if in a chronicle
Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-French cronicle, via Latin chronica (pl), from Greek khronika annals, from khronikos relating to time; see chronicˈchronicler n |