chronique

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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

French

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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 chroniqueShe suffers from a chronic illness.

Derived terms

Noun

chronique f (plural chroniques)

  1. chronicle
  2. newspaper column

Derived terms

Noun

chronique m or f by sense (plural chroniques)

  1. a patient who has a chronic condition

Derived terms

Further reading

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