I. ˈkränə̇kəl, -nēk- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English cronicle, from Anglo-French, alteration (probably influenced by such words as Old French article ) of Old French chronique, from Latin chronica, from Greek chronika, from neuter plural of chronikos, adjective
: an especially historical account of facts or events that are arranged in order of time and usually continuous and detailed but without analysis or interpretation ; broadly : history , narrative
II. transitive verb
( chronicled ; chronicled ; chronicling -k(ə)liŋ ; chronicles )
Etymology: Middle English croniclen, from cronicle, n.
1. : to record or present in or as if in a chronicle
the greater French novelists from Stendhal to Proust chronicle the rise, the regime, and the decay of the upper bourgeoisie in France — T.S.Eliot
2. : list , describe
it is impossible to chronicle all the splendors and humbler delights to be found in these volumes — Times Literary Supplement