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chronicle

intermediateB1

/ˈkrɒnɪkəl/ · chron-i-cle

A record of events in chronological order; a historical account.

Meanings

nounformal

A record of events in chronological order; a historical account.

ایک تاریخی واقعے کا درجہ بند ریکارڈ؛ واقعات کا حساب کتاب۔

تاریخی تحریر

tareekhi tehreer

Synonyms

recordhistorynarrativeریکارڈتاریخکہانی

Antonyms

fictionfantasylieافسانہخوابجھوٹ

Common Collocations

  • historical chronicle
  • chronicle of events
  • chronicle of a city

Example Sentences

The historian wrote a detailed chronicle of the city's past.

مورخ نے شہر کی تاریخ کی تفصیلی تاریخی تحریر لکھی۔

Morikh ne sheher ki tareekh ki tafseeli tareekhi tehreer likhi.

This book serves as a chronicle of the events leading up to the war.

یہ کتاب جنگ سے پہلے کے واقعات کی تاریخی تحریر کے طور پر کام کرتی ہے۔

Yeh kitaab jang se pehle ke waqiat ki tareekhi tehreer ke tor par kaam karti hai.

The chronicle reveals much about the culture of the time.

یہ تاریخی تحریر اس وقت کی ثقافت کے بارے میں بہت کچھ ظاہر کرتی ہے۔

Yeh tareekhi tehreer is waqt ki saqafat ke bare mein bohot kuch zahir karti hai.

Easily Confused With

chronology:Chronology is the arrangement of events in time, while a chronicle is a detailed account or record of those events.

Word Family

chronicler
nounتاریخی اخبار نویس
chronological
adjectiveوقت کے لحاظ سے

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Chronicle sounds like 'chronos' which refers to time, helping you remember it as a record of time-related events.

Imagine an ancient scroll where events are written down in the order they happened.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

ہزاروں خواہشیں ایسی کہ ہر خواہش پہ دم نکلے، بہت نکلے میرے ارمان لیکن پھر بھی کم نکلے۔

Hazaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle, Bohat nikle mere arman lekin phir bhi kam nikle.

Thousands of wishes, each so intense that it takes my breath away, Many of my desires came true, yet they are still too few.

Mirza Ghalib, Unverified

* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

کام کرنے والا کبھی خالی ہاتھ نہیں رہتا۔

Kaam karne wala kabhi khaali haath nahi rehta.

The one who works never remains empty-handed.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Greek "kronikos" — of time

First known use: 14th century

The word 'chronicle' has its roots in the Greek word 'kronikos', which relates to time. Over the centuries, it evolved through Latin and Old French before entering the English language in the Middle Ages.