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chronicle

Quick Definition: report; record (in chronological order)
chronicle (krŏn'ĭ-kəl) pronunciation
n.
  1. An extended account in prose or verse of historical events, sometimes including legendary material, presented in chronological order and without authorial interpretation or comment.
  2. A detailed narrative record or report.
  3. Chronicles (used with a sing. verb) (Abbr. Chr. or Chron. or Ch) A book of the Bible.
tr.v., -cled, -cling, -cles.

To record in or in the form of a historical record.

[Middle English cronicle, from Anglo-Norman, alteration of Old French cronique, from Latin chronica, from Greek khronika (biblia), chronological (books), annals, neuter pl. of khronikos, of time. See chronic.]

chron'icler (-klər) n.





chronicle

noun
  1. A chronological record of past events: , . See , .
    2. annalshistoryhappenwords
  2. A recounting of past events: , , , , , , , , . See .
    3. accountdescriptionhistorynarrationnarrativereportstatementstoryversionwords




    Antonyms
    chroniclev

    Definition: report, recountAntonyms: hide, secret




    Encyclopedia
    chronicle, official record of events, set down in order of occurrence, important to the people of a nation, state, or city. Almanacs, The Congressional Record in the United States, and the Annual Register in England are chronicles. From ancient times rulers have made certain that written records of their achievements proclaimed their glory to posterity. King Alfred of England was perhaps the first to encourage objectivity. The , in lively English prose, notes the inauspicious beginnings of the British navy in A.D. 897: while pursuing the Danes, Alfred's long boats ran aground at low tide. Other chronicles of literary as well as historical interest are Tacitus' Annals (1st cent. A.D.), Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum (7th cent.), Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae (c.1135), and Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1577). Modern developments of the form include the daily metropolitan , which provides exhaustive coverage of a panorama of events, from space exploration to kitchen range experimentation; and such codifications of journalistic sources as The New York Times Index and the New York Times Idea Bankthe latter a computerized Index, which makes any name or fact instantly available.Anglo-Saxon Chroniclenewspaper




    WordNet
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    The noun chronicle has one meaning:

    : a record or narrative description of past eventsSynonyms: , , Meaning #1
    historyaccountstory

    The verb chronicle has one meaning:

    : record in chronological order; make a historical recordMeaning #1



    Wikipedia
    chronicle

    Generally a chronicle ( chronica) is historical account of facts and events in order. Typically equal weight is given for important events and less important events, the purpose being the recording of events that occurred. This is in contrast to a narrative or history, which focuses on important events and excludes those the author does not see as important.Latinchronological
    Nabonidus Chronicle, British Museum, London
    Enlarge Chronicle, , LondonNabonidusBritish Museum

    Scholars categorize the of chronicle into two subgroups: live chronicles, and dead chronicles. A dead chronicle is one where the author gathers his list of events up to the time of his writing, but does not record further events as they occur. A live chronicle is where one or more authors add to a chronicle in a regular fashion, recording contemporary events shortly after they occur. Because of the immediacy of the information, tend to value live chronicles over dead ones.genrehistorians

    The term often refers to a written by a chronicler in the describing historical events in a country, or the lives of a nobleman or a clergyman, although it is also applied to a record of public events. Various contemporary or other have adopted chronicle as part of their name. Various stories have also adopted chronicle as part of their title, to give an epic proportion impresssion to the story.bookMiddle Agesnewspapersperiodicalsfictional

    List of notable chronicles
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    • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

    • Annals of Inisfallen

    • Annals of the Four Masters

    • Annals of Spring and Autumn

    • Croyland Chronicle

    • Dioclean Priest's Chronicle

    • Froissart's Chronicles

    • Galician-Volhynian Chronicle

    • Henry of Livona Chronicle

    • Jermone Chronical

    • Kano Chronicle

    • Lethrense Chronicle

    • Maha WamsaMahavamsa

    • Paschale Chronicle

    • Russian Primary Chronicle

    • Sanguo Zhi

    • Slavorum Chronicle

    • Swiss illustrated chronicles

      See also
        . See .

      • Chronicles are two canonical books of the Old TestamentBooks of Chronicles

      • List of English chronicles

      • English historians in the Middle Ages

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        Translations
        Translations for: Chronicle

        Nederlands (Dutch)kroniek, in een kroniek schrijven

        Franais (French)chronique, annales, crire une chronique, faire la chronique des vnements, noter les vnements

        Deutsch (German)n. - Chronikv. - aufzeichnen, niederschreiben

        ή (Greek)n. ό, ό v. ώ, ύ, ώ ( έ), ά

        Italiano (Italian)narrare, far la cronaca, annotare, cronaca, cronistoria

        Portugus (Portuguese)n. - crnica (f)v. - narrar

        Русский (Russian)вести хронологические записи, хроника

        Espaol (Spanish)n. - crnica, anuariov. tr. - hacer la crnica de

        Svenska (Swedish)n. - krnikav. - uppteckna

        中国话 (Simplified Chinese)n. - 年代记, 编年史, 记录v. tr. - 载入编年史

        中國話 (Traditional Chinese)n. - 年代記, 編年史, 記錄v. tr. - 載入編年史

        日本語 (Japanese)n. - 年代記, 記録, 新聞v. - 年代記に載せる, 記録にとどめる

        العربيه (Arabic)(الاسم) تاريخ, تسجيل الأحداث (فعل) سرد, سجل, أرخ

        עברית (Hebrew)‬n. - ‮היסטוריה, קורות, כרוניקה‬v. tr. - ‮רשם קורות‬

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        The ChronicleHalych-Volhynian Chroniclechronicle playNotes ErrataJulie MasonBozeman Daily ChronicleGuyana ChronicleThe Shawnee State University ChronicleIoachim ChronicleThe Chronicle of Higher Education
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