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chronicle

Noun

IPA /ˈkrɒnɪkl/

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A written account of events arranged in the order in which they happened.

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chronicle/ˈkrɒnɪkl/

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Events happen over time
They are written in order
A record of what happened

A chronicle records events in the order in which they happened.

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Her diary became a chronicle of the family's years abroad.
We read a chronicle of the town's industrial history.

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chronicle — A written account of events arranged in the order in which they happened.

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A written account of events arranged in the order in which they happened.

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Word origin

Through French and Latin from Greek khronika, related to khronos, meaning time.

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Chronicle can also be a verb meaning to record events over time.

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