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US/ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
UK/ˈkrɒn.ɪ.kəl/
a written record of events in the order they happened
In context
The monk wrote a chronicle of life in the village during the war.
This book is a chronicle of the city's growth over two centuries.
Historians rely on medieval chronicles, though they are not always accurate.
Words that go with chronicle
adjective + noun
- medieval chronicleA medieval chronicle describes the king's death.
- historical chronicleThe museum displays a rare historical chronicle.
- ancient chronicleAncient chronicles mention a great flood.
verb + noun
- write a chronicleHe wrote a chronicle of the family business.
- keep a chronicleMonks kept a chronicle of every harvest.
noun + preposition
- chronicle ofThe film is a chronicle of one woman's journey.