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   chronicle

   /ˈkrɒnɪkl/

   noun

   • 1. a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence: "a vast chronicle of Spanish history"
   • ▪ a fictitious or factual work describing a series of events: "a chronicle of his life during the war years"

   verb

   • 1. record (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way: "his work chronicles 20th-century migration"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French cronicle, variant of Old French cronique, via Latin from Greek khronika ‘annals’, from khronikos (see chronic).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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