chronicle
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈkrɒnɪkəl/
- She wrote a chronicle of her travels, documenting the places she visited and the people she met.
- chronicle of social history
- a travel chronicle
- chronicles of the conquest
Examples
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Ultimately, the story of Afro-American literature is the chronicle of a diversified segment of American society.
Academic text (1992) -
Historians rely on the chronicle to understand the significant battles fought during the war.
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Trying is the human condition, and history is the chronicle of the asking.
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We are all uncomfortable with the idea of a chronicle of our family.
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Three years later, a single line in the Chronicle of Theophanis records the death of one of Rome's greatest generals.
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Instead, The Stopper's journal is an adventuresome chronicle of a family living a transient existence.
Fiction book (2000) -
The ancient manuscript is a detailed chronicle of the city's history, listing key events in the order they occurred.
Synonyms
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2.5
A paper or file that gives information about past events
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1.0
An account of past events about a person or place
521
3.0
A report that describes what happened
375
3.1
A written record of events or actions kept over time
318
3.9
A story that describes connected events
21
7.8
Records or journals that list events year by year
20
3.3
A written document that gives reliable information about past events
8
3.2
A paper that describes events so people can read about them later
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3.4
A document that keeps proof of facts or events
4
3.5
A written or spoken record of past events
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5.0
A list that shows events in the order they happened, often with dates
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chronicle comes from the Greek root chron- 'time'. A chronicle is a written record that follows 'time' order, so it keeps events in the order they happened.