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Definition of chronicle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chronicle

noun
 
/ˈkrɒnɪkl/
 
/ˈkrɑːnɪkl/
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  1. a written record of events in the order in which they happened
    • the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
    • Her latest novel is a chronicle of life in a Devon village.
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French cronicle, variant of Old French cronique, via Latin from Greek khronika ‘annals’, from khronikos ‘of time’, from khronos ‘time’.
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