Diary vs. Chronicle — What's the Difference?

A diary is a record (originally in handwritten format) with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, thoughts, and/or feelings, excluding comments on current events outside the writer's direct experience.

A chronicle (Latin: chronica, from Greek χρονικά chroniká, from χρόνος, chrónos – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a time line. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events, the purpose being the recording of events that occurred, seen from the perspective of the chronicler.

A book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences.

An extended account in prose or verse of historical events, sometimes including legendary material, presented in chronological order and without authorial interpretation or comment.

A usually daily written record of personal experiences and observations; a journal.

A detailed narrative record or report.

A daily record of events or measurable phenomena, usually kept to track patterns over time

Chronicles (used with a sing. verb) See Table at Bible.

A book or computer file used for keeping such a record.

To record in or in the form of a historical record.

A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.

A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.

A personal organizer or appointment diary.

To record in or as in a chronicle.

(obsolete) Lasting for one day.

An historical register or account of facts or events disposed in the order of time.

(intransitive) To keep a diary or journal.

A narrative of events; a history; a record.

A register of daily events or transactions; a daily record; a journal; a blank book dated for the record of daily memoranda; as, a diary of the weather; a physician's diary.

The two canonical books of the Old Testament in which immediately follow 2 Kings.

Lasting for one day; as, a diary fever.

To record in a history or chronicle; to record; to register.

A daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

A record or narrative description of past events;

A personal journal (as a physical object)

Record in chronological order; make a historical record