crónica

chronicle

noun KROH-nee-kah Rare

Origin: From Greek khronikos (relating to time), via Latin chronica.

Also means

report

Usage Note

Crónica in journalism means a feature article or column that follows a story over time, distinct from a plain news report (noticia). In a literary context it refers to a historical chronicle. Note the written accent on the first syllable — without it, cronica would be mispronounced; the stress is proparoxytone (on the antepenultimate syllable).

Examples

"Escribió una crónica sobre la guerra."

Natural Translation

She wrote a chronicle about the war.

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