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chronicle

[ kron-i-kuhl ]

noun

  1. a chronological record of events; a history.


verb (used with object)

chronicled, chronicling.
  1. to record in or as in a chronicle.

    Synonyms: , , ,

chronicle

/ ˈɒɪə /

noun

  1. a record or register of events in chronological order
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to record in or as if in a chronicle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԾ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • Dzi· noun
  • ܲ·Dzi· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chronicle1

1275–1325; Middle English cronicle < Anglo-French, variant, with -le -ule, of Old French cronique < Medieval Latin cronica (feminine singular), Latin chronica (neuter plural) < Greek DzԾá annals, chronology; chronic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chronicle1

C14: from Anglo-French cronicle, via Latin chronica (pl), from Greek khronika annals, from khronikos relating to time; see chronic
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Their communications strategy has foreground "Pride Puppy," a short storybook chronicling a family's day at a Pride parade.

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That “Andor” mirrors our current political state is old news, although if the accuracy with which it chronicles fascism’s rise in a galaxy far, far away felt closer in 2022, it now mirrors our present.

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Alongside those movies, many will also be showing an eight-hour “binge fest” of the latest season of “The Chosen,” the popular streaming series that chronicles the life of Jesus.

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The decision, he has since explained, stemmed from a search for a moral and philosophical framework capable of making sense of the societal breakdowns he chronicled in his bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy.

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It chronicled Trump’s autocratic tendencies — his attacks on the press, the judiciary and the electoral system — and warned that one of the world’s oldest democracies was in peril.

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