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ле́топись — meaning in English

letopis

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English meaning

  • annals noun A written record of events arranged by year, or historical records more generally.
  • chronicle noun A record of events set down in the order they happened.
  • Chronicles noun A written record of events set down in the order they happened.
  • history noun The study of past events, or the events themselves considered together.

Senses

ле́топись is used for these senses in English:

  • Chronicles (book of the bible) A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible.
  • annals Historical records; chronicles; history.
  • chronicle A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
  • history (countable) A record or narrative description of past events.

annals — full definition

  1. noun A written record of events arranged by year, or historical records more generally.
  2. noun A regularly published journal recording research, discoveries, or the proceedings of a society.

chronicle — full definition

  1. noun A record of events set down in the order they happened.
  2. verb To record events as they happen, in order.

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