chron|i|cle

chron|i|cle
chron|i|cle «KRON uh kuhl», noun, verb, -cled, -cling.
–n.
1. a record of happenings in the order in which they happened; history; story: »

Columbus kept a careful and detailed chronicle of his voyages.

SYNONYM(S): history, annals.
2. a) a record; register; narrative; account: »

Human history had hitherto always been written…as a chronicle of remarkable happenings (Edmund Wilson).

 b) a frequent title of newspapers: »

The Daily Chronicle, Weekly Chronicle, the Houston Chronicle.

–v.t.
1. to write the history of; tell the story of: »

Many of the old monks chronicled the Crusades.

SYNONYM(S): narrate.
2. to put on record; register.
╂[< Anglo-French chronicle, Old French cronique, learned borrowing from Late Latin chronica < Latin < Greek chronikā annals, neuter plural of chronikós; see etym. under chronic (Cf. ↑chronic)]

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