chronicle - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"history - the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view" case history - detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques" recital - a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings" |