WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
chron•i•cle /ˈkrɑnɪkəl/USA pronunciation
n., v., -cled, -cling.
n. [countable]
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable]
- a record of events in the order in which they occurred:the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles of King Alfred's reign.
v. [~ + object]
- to record in or as if in a chronicle;
set down:The novel chronicles the general's rise to power and his subsequent fall.
chron•i•cle
(kron′i kəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -cled, -cling.
n.
v.t.
chron′i•cler, n.
n.
- a chronological record of events;
a history.
v.t.
- to record in or as in a chronicle.
- Greek chroniká annals, chronology; see chronic
- Medieval Latin cronica (feminine singular), Latin chronica (neuter plural)
- Anglo-French, variant, with -le -ule, of Old French cronique
- Middle English cronicle 1275–1325
- 2. recount, relate, narrate, report.
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