chronicle

[ kron-i-kuhl ]

noun

1. a chronological record of events; a history.

verb (used with object)

, chron·i·cled, chron·i·cling.

1. to record in or as in a chronicle.

   Synonyms: report, narrate, relate, recount

chronicle

/ ˈkrɒnɪkəl /

noun

1. a record or register of events in chronological order

verb

1. tr to record in or as if in a chronicle

Derived Forms

• ˈchronicler, noun

Other Words From

• chroni·cler noun
• un·chroni·cled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chronicle¹

1275–1325; Middle English cronicle < Anglo-French, variant, with -le -ule, of Old French cronique < Medieval Latin cronica (feminine singular), Latin chronica (neuter plural) < Greek chroniká annals, chronology; chronic

Word History and Origins

Origin of chronicle¹

C14: from Anglo-French cronicle, via Latin chronica (pl), from Greek khronika annals, from khronikos relating to time; see chronic

Example Sentences

The large cast contains so many magnificent voices that I would love to report in detail about the performers who in “Four Black Dragons” vividly chronicle the growing military menace.

From Los Angeles Times

After reading the letters, Anolik ditched her plans to revise “Hollywood’s Eve,” pivoting instead to write “Didion & Babitz,” an essential chronicle of a literary friendship.

From Los Angeles Times

The city’s voters, the Chronicle says, have grown “dissatisfied amid intertwined crises of drug addiction, property crime, homelessness and an economic decline downtown.”

From Slate

The leaking of the documents – to Britain’s Jewish Chronicle and Germany’s tabloid Bild - came at a crucial time for hostage negotiations.

From BBC

“He said, ‘I just don’t understand why you want a colored man’s music in a film with no negros,’” Jones told the San Francisco Chronicle in a 2008 interview.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• narrate
• relate