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. )
Example Sentences
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The drama, starring David Tennant, Danny Dyer, Aiden Turner and Emily Atack, is based on the second book in Dame Jilly's best-selling Rutshire Chronicles series about the competition between two firms.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Trump will read from 2 Chronicles on Tuesday night, as part of the "America Reads the Bible" event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Tuttle also faced criticism for posing for a photo with some of the team behind Khatib's film, "Chronicles from the Siege".
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” earned awards for Howard Berger and Tami Lane, neither of whom had been nominated before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
There were a lot of tears, and Grandma definitely questioned my literary choices, but over the years, I faithfully reread the Essa Lightborne Chronicles and hoped for the missing final book.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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