chronique

See also: chroniqué

English

Etymology

From French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek.

Noun

chronique (plural chroniques)

1. (obsolete) A chronicle.
   • 1671, Lancelot Addison, West Barbary, or a Short Narrative of the Revolutions of the Kingdoms of Fez and Morocco:

     the Moores trust all to an Illiterate Tradition ; insomuch that the best Chronique can be now compiled of their late changes

References

• “chronique”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔ.nik/

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Adjective

chronique (plural chroniques)

1. chronic (that which continues over an extended period of time)

   Elle souffre d’une maladie chronique ― She suffers from a chronic illness.

Derived terms

• chroniquement

 

Noun

chronique f (plural chroniques)

1. chronicle
2. newspaper column

Derived terms

• chronique scandaleuse
• défrayer la chronique

 

Noun

chronique m or f by sense (plural chroniques)

1. a patient who has a chronic condition

Derived terms

• chroniquer
• chroniqueur

 

Further reading

• “chronique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Adjective

chronique m or f

1. (Jersey) chronic

Noun

chronique f (plural chroniques)

1. (Jersey) chronicle