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
Villa’s Tacos was also featured on Season 3 of the Netflix series “Taco Chronicles: Cross the Border.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 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
I stop flipping pages when I see some words that have nothing to do with “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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