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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There are 11 books in Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles series, from which Rivals is taken, so there is every chance the show will run and run.
From BBC • May 13, 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 romantasy genre continues apace into the near year as Cassandra Clare returns with book one in The Wicked Powers series, the final trilogy of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
It crops up in the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant books.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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