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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChronicle
/ˈkrɒn.ɪ.kəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A detailed and factual account of historical events in chronological order.
"The historian wrote a comprehensive chronicle of the medieval period."
- 1
To record events in chronological order.
"The journalist was tasked to chronicle the unfolding events of the protest."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'chronicle' originates from the Latin 'chronica', which in turn comes from the Greek 'kronika', meaning 'things in time'. It has evolved from referring to a record of events in chronological order to encompass various forms of historical documentation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chronicle" is said worldwide
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Chronique
Transliteration: kʁɔ.nik
"L'historien a écrit une chronique détaillée de la période médiévale."
Chronik
Transliteration: ˈkʁoː.nɪk
"Der Historiker schrieb eine umfassende Chronik des Mittelalters."
Cronaca
Transliteration: kroˈna.ka
"Lo storico ha scritto una cronaca dettagliata del periodo medievale."
Crónica
Transliteration: ˈkɾonika
"El historiador escribió una crónica detallada del período medieval."
Crônica
Transliteration: ˈkɾɔ.nikɐ
"O historiador escreveu uma crônica detalhada do período medieval."
कालक्रम (Kaalakram)
Transliteration: Kaalakram
Script: कालक्रम
"इतिहासकार ने मध्यकालीन अवधि का एक विस्तृत कालक्रम लिखा।"
编年史 (Biānniánshǐ)
Transliteration: Biānniánshǐ
Script: 编年史
"历史学家写了一本关于中世纪的详细编年史。"
연대기 (Yeondae-gi)
Transliteration: Yeondae-gi
Script: 연대기
"역사가가 중세에 대한 자세한 연대기를 썼습니다."
年代記 (Nendaiki)
Transliteration: Nendaiki
Script: 年代記
"歴史家は中世に関する詳細な年代記を書きました。"
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