chronicle
noun/ˈkrɒnɪkl/
/ˈkrɑːnɪkl/
- 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.
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’.Definitions on the go
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