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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Mulligan, 40, is set to appear in Greta Gerwig's Netflix film adaptation of the Chronicles of Narnia later this year alongside Emma Mackey, Daniel Craig and Meryl Streep.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 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
“The Chronicles of Narnia” fits into that genre as an epic tale with Christian undertones about a magical world and the four siblings who discover and rule it as kings and queens.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
His writing was filled with allusions to Chronicles, Isaiah, the Book of John, and Philippians.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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