chronicle

ˈkrɒnɪkəl

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Definition of chronicle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

historical recordwritten account of events in time order

The chronicle of the king's reign was fascinating.

annals

record

medianame of a newspaper

He read the latest news in the Chronicle.

bulletin

gazette

journal

Verb

tr.

historywrite about events in the order they happened

She will chronicle the journey from start to finish.

document

record

recount

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chronicle play

drama based on a historical subject

Shakespeare's 'Henry V' is a famous chronicle play.

Origin of chronicle

Greek, chronos (time) + -icle (diminutive suffix)

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Chr

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abr: chronicle

historical account of important events

Examples of chronicle in a sentence

Historians found a chronicle of the medieval period.
The Chronicle reported a major political scandal.
She found an interesting article in the Chronicle.
The journalist will chronicle the protests for the national paper.
Historians chronicle wars to preserve lessons for future generations.

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French:chronique, chroniquer, ...
German:Chronik, chronologisch festhalten, ...
Italian:cronaca, cronacare, ...
Spanish:crónica, relatar, ...
Portuguese:crónica, narrar, ...
Chinese:编年史, 记录, ...
Japanese:年代記, 年代順に記録する, ...
Arabic:سِجِلّ, أَرَّخَ, ...
Hebrew:כְּרוֹנִיקָה, לְתַעֵד, ...
Russian:хроника, вести хронику, ...
Ukrainian:хроніка, хронікувати, ...
Hindi:वृत्तांत, क्रमबद्ध रूप से लिखना, ...
Bengali:ইতিবৃত্ত, বর্ণনা করা, ...
Catalan:crònica, cronicar, ...
Czech:kronika, kronikovat, ...
Danish:krønike, kronikere, ...
Dutch:kroniek, chronologisch vastleggen, ...
Greek:χρονικό, καταγράφω, ...
Hungarian:krónika, krónikázni, ...
Khmer:កំណត់ហេតុប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ, កត់ត្រាតាមលំដាប់ពេលវេលា, ...
Korean:연대기, 연대기적으로 기록하다, ...
Persian:وقایع‌نامه, ثبت کردن, ...
Polish:kronika, kronikować, ...
Portuguese (BR):crônica, relatar, ...
Romanian:cronică, a consemna, ...
Swedish:krönika, skildra, ...
Thai:พงศาวดาร, บันทึกเหตุการณ์ตามลำดับ, ...
Turkish:kronik, kronikleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:biên niên sử, ghi chép, ...

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