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chronicle

chro·nicle

UK/ˈkɹɒnɪkəl/ US/ˈkɹɑnɪkl̩/ uncommon
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

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noun

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a record or narrative description of past events

  • “a history of France”
  • “he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president”
  • “the story of exposure to lead”
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Origin

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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