chronicle
//ˈkɹɒnɪkəl//
Forms
- Plural
- chronicles
- present (v1)
- chronicle
- past (v2)
- chronicled
- past participle (v3)
- chronicled
- present participle
- chronicling
- 3rd person singular
- chronicles
Definitions
1.A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
- Also a choice cachinatory chronicle, entitled "How to Laugh, and what to Laugh at."
1.To record in or as in a chronicle.
- The stars also worked on a Disney+ docuseries chronicling the purchase and stewardship of the club, who currently play in the National League, which was being filmed when the King and Queen Consort visited.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4316
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
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”).