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chronicle Definition

chroni·cle (krän′i kəl)

noun

  1. a historical record or register of facts or events arranged in the order in which they happened
  2. a narrative; history

Etymology: ME & Anglo-Fr cronicle < OFr chronique < ML chronica < L, pl., pertaining to time, chronicles < Gr chronika, annals, pl. of chronikos: see chronic

transitive verb chronicled -·cled, chronicling -·cling

to tell or write the history of; put into a chronicle

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chronicle Synonyms

chronicle

n.

narrative, annals, account; see history 2, record 1.

chronicle Usage Examples

Object

  • exploit: It chronicles the exploits of the Starship Excalibur, which patrols Thallonian space.
  • evolution: This site chronicles the evolution of Jesuit thinking from their earliest writings, which influenced no less than Descartes, to modern day contributions.
  • struggle: She chronicles the many struggles, negotiations, lobbying, leading to the birth of this region.
  • history: The Whitney Museum of American Art The Whitney Museum of American Art chronicles the history of American art beginning with the early twentieth century.
  • life: This book chronicles the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in 1940s Ohio.

Converse of object

  • illustrate: A tour-de-force of montage illustrating a vast, cunning chronicle worthy of Nabokov.
  • write: I remark you the Korean War that came after I wrote the original chronicle in 1945.. .

Adjective modifier

  • Anglo-Saxon: Bath still existed in 577 AD, according to the Anglo-Saxon chronicle.
  • medieval: The otherworldly beings who appear in medieval chronicles are a varied lot.
  • fascinating: However the book manages to stand on its own as a purely visual document, a fascinating chronicle of David Carson's creative mind.
  • detailed: Also helpful is the detailed chronicle of his music, arranged by type and date of composition.
  • unique: These stories are a unique chronicle of our time.
  • short: A short chronicle concerning the Parish of Croydon in the County of Surrey.

Noun used with modifier

  • francisco: There are few san francisco chronicle the customer is tape recorder.

Preposition: of

  • event: What binds the chronicle of events into a history is the moral principle that a nation reaps what is sown in past ages.
  • history: Above all, Hansard is the chronicle of history.
  • life: As a dramatic chronicle of human life, the 20th century is difficult to beat.