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chronicle

/ˈkrɒnɪkl/noun

उच्चारण क्रॉनिकल

इतिवृत्त, कालक्रमानुसार लिखा इतिहास, वृत्तांत

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noun
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    a written record of events in the order in which they happened

    इतिवृत्त, कालक्रमानुसार लिखा इतिहास, वृत्तांत

    • The Rajatarangini is a chronicle of the kings of Kashmir.
    • The Deccan Chronicle is a newspaper.
    • The book is a chronicle of life in a hill town over fifty years.
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    • Medieval monks kept a chronicle of local events.
    • The diary is a chronicle of the war years.

    Synonyms record history annals

verb
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    [T] ~ sth

    to record events in the order in which they happened

    कालक्रम से दर्ज करना, वृत्तांत लिखना

    • The diary chronicles the family's journey from Lahore in 1947.
    • The historian chronicled the rise and fall of the Maratha navy.
    • The film chronicles the life of a young cricketer from a small town.
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    • Her letters chronicle the changes in the village.
    • The reporter chronicled the events of the long strike.

    Synonyms record document narrate

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chron·i·cle

⌂Word origin and word building

Chrono- means time: chronology (order of events), chronological, chronic (lasting a long time), synchronize (make happen at the same time), anachronism (something out of its proper time).

Chrono- का अर्थ समय है: chronology (घटनाओं का क्रम), chronological, chronic (लंबे समय तक चलने वाला), synchronize (एक ही समय पर कराना), anachronism (अपने समय से बाहर की चीज़)।

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A record of events in order of time; the writer is a chronicler.

'घटनाओं का समयानुसार रिकॉर्ड' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; लेखक chronicler है।