Chronicle and Tale

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Chronicle noun - A relating of events usually in the order in which they happened.

Usage example: a chronicle of their adventure on the river

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Tale is a synonym for chronicle in account topic. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Chronicle", when it comes to topics like story.

Tale noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.

Usage example: the oft-told tale of Sleeping Beauty

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Chronicle is a synonym for tale in account topic. You can use "Chronicle" instead a noun "Tale", if it concerns topics such as story.

long	long chronicle	long tale
true	true chronicle	true tale
medieval	medieval chronicle	medieval tale
entire	entire chronicle	entire tale
Other adjectives: real, ancient, final, fictional, epic, last, written, literary, ongoing.

Messianism and legacy and the beginning of what'll someday be a tall tale in the chronicle of Baratheon, WV.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Game of Thrones
Tale of the Lost Vikings is the chronicle of the culture of people on the run from Fossils— and that culture's eventual downfall.

Source: Blog / Topography Genera
Synopsis: From Fan Fiction.net: A chronicle that contains the strange tale of a navigator who sailed around the world with Magellan.

Source: Fanfic Recs / The Mysterious Cities of Gold

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