Chronicles
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Chronicles
From Chronica, St. Jerome's translation of the Hebrew title of the book, Dibhrē Hayyāmīm, literally, “The words of, things of, matters of the Days,” equivalent to dibhrē, a plural form of dābhār + hayyāmīm, equivalent to hay-, a form of ha- “the” + yāmīm, plural of yōm; see origin at chronicle ( def. )
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In the last years of his life, there were several volumes of The Clifton Chronicles: detailing the turbulent life of former dockworker, Harry Clifton.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
She and Carretero later directed the 2016 medium-length doc “Seeds, Chronicles of the Earth,” about GMO experimentation on the island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Barbie” director Greta Gerwig used her clout to convince Netflix to make her adaptation of “The Chronicles of Narnia” its first global theatrical release next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The series, based on the second novel of Dame Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles, features an all-star cast including Danny Dyer, David Tennant and Emily Atack.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Unlike me, Daddy filled his notebook from beginning to end with his thoughts about things, but mostly with stories called “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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