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chronicle

/kˈɹɒnɪkəl/KRO-nih-kuhl
/kˈɹɑnɪkəl/KRAH-nih-kuhl

Meaninga record of times

Common meaning: a record of events in order of time

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchcroniquesource
  2. Middle Englishcroniquesource
  3. Englishchronicle‘a record of events in order of time’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French cronique ‘a record of times’.

Roots

  • cronique Old French “a record of times”

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