Definition of CHRONICLE

chronicle

Meanings

Plural: chronicles

Noun

  • a record or narrative description of past events
  • A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.

Verb

  • record in chronological order; make a historical record
  • To record in or as in a chronicle.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cronicle, cronycle, from Anglo-Norman cronicle, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Scrabble Score: 16

chronicle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chronicle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chronicle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

chronicle is a valid Words With Friends word