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chronofile

chronofile noun: a historical record made up of everyday papers and documents from many stages of the owner's life.

Noun

chronofile (plural chronofiles)

  1. A historical record made up of everyday papers and documents from many stages of the owner's life.
    • Designated scholars kept journals or diaries of their participation in the project as well as chronofiles — depositories of the notes, announcements, and other memorabilia relevant to a scholar's life.1984, The Journal of Negro education: Volume 53
    • An impish, balding man, he mimicked the inventor Buckminster Fuller, who documented his life in what he called a chronofile by pasting letters, bills and all manner of pieces of paper in a huge scrapbook for 68 years.2007 October 29, Douglas Martin, “Robert Shields, Wordy Diarist, Dies at 89”, in New York Times

Forms of chronofile

pluralchronofiles

Origin of chronofile

From chrono- + file, coined by Buckminster Fuller for his own Dymaxion Chronofile.

Questions about chronofile

What does chronofile mean?
Chronofile means a historical record made up of everyday papers and documents from many stages of the owner's life.
What part of speech is chronofile?
Chronofile is a noun.
What is the plural of chronofile?
The plural of chronofile is chronofiles.

Words near chronofile in the dictionary

  1. chronoecological
  2. chronoecology
  3. chronofauna
  4. chronofaunal
  5. chronofaunas
  6. chronofile
  7. chronofiles
  8. chronogeneous
  9. chronogeneses
  10. chronogenesis
  11. chronogenetic

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