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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChronik
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkʁoː.nɪk
"Der Historiker schrieb eine umfassende Chronik des Mittelalters."
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."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek khronika, meaning 'books of time' (from khronos, meaning 'time'), passing through Old French cronicle during the 14th century. Historically, it evolved from recording events in strict chronological order to denoting any detailed narrative or record of historical events.
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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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