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chronicle

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɒnɪkəl/

The English word “chronicle” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.

verb

  1. To record in or as in a chronicle.

Etymology

From Middle English cronicle, cronycle, from Anglo-Norman cronicle, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

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