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chronicles

Syllables: chron·i·cles/ˈkɹɒnɪkl̩z/US/ˈkɹɑnɪkl̩z/

chronicles is the plural of chronicle.

chronicles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chronicle.

Meaning of chronicle

Noun

chronicle (plural chronicles)

  1. A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
    • Also a choice cachinatory chronicle, entitled "How to Laugh, and what to Laugh at."1841, Punch, or The London Charivari

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Proper noun capitalized: Chronicles

Chronicles

  1. A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible.
    Synonyms:
    Chr, Chron.

Synonyms of chronicles

Questions about chronicles

What does chronicles mean?
Chronicles means a book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible.
What is chronicles the plural of?
Chronicles is the plural of chronicle.
What part of speech is chronicles?
Chronicles is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chronicles?
Chronicles is pronounced /ˈkɹɑnɪkl̩z/ (US).

Words near chronicles in the dictionary

  1. chronick
  2. chronicle
  3. chronicled
  4. chronicler
  5. chroniclers
  6. chronicles
  7. chronicling
  8. chroniclings
  9. chronicon
  10. chronicons
  11. chronics

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chronicles (page history and authors); Chronicles (page history and authors); chronicle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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