Chronicles

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chron·i·cle (kr

-k

1. An extended account in prose or verse of historical events, sometimes including legendary material, presented in chronological order and without authorial interpretation or comment.

2. A detailed narrative record or report.

3. Chronicles (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Chr. or Chron. or Ch See Table at Bible.

tr.v. chron·i·cled, chron·i·cling, chron·i·cles

To record in or in the form of a historical record.

[Middle English cronicle, from Anglo-Norman, alteration of Old French cronique, from Latin chronica, from Greek khronika (biblia), chronological (books), annals, neuter pl. of khronikos, of time; see chronic.]

chroni·cler (-kl

r) n.

Chronicles [ˈkrɒnɪk^əlz]

(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) (functioning as singular) either of two historical books (I and II Chronicles) of the Old Testament

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1 Chronicles 1 Esdras 2 Chronicles Bible case history Chr. Chron. chronicle chronicle play chronicler chronological record Hagiographa historical document historical paper historical record history Holinshed I Chronicles I Esdra			The old chronicles did not weave their history into stories, they simply put down a date and something that happened on that date. English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context 1837; (Italy) 1838; The American Democrat, 1838; Homeward Bound, 1838; The Chronicles of Cooperstown, 1838; Home as Found (Eve Effingham), The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context George and the Dragon; which dragon I maintain to have been a whale; for in many old chronicles whales and dragons are strangely jumbled together, and often stand for each other. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context			Chron. chronaxie chronic chronic bronchitis Chronic disease chronic eczema chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome chronic gastritis chronic glaucoma chronic glossitis chronic kidney failure chronic leukemia chronic lymphocytic leukemia chronic myelocytic leukemia chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic pyelonephritis chronic radiation dose chronic renal failure chronic wasting disease Chronical chronically chronicle chronicle play chronicler Chronicles Chronique chrono- chronobiology chronogram Chronogrammatic Chronogrammatist chronograph chronographer Chronographic chronography Chronologer Chronologic chronological chronological age chronological record chronological sequence chronological succession chronologically chronologise Chronologist chronologize chronology chronomancy chronometer Chronometric			chronicle chronicle chronicle Chronicle Broadcasting Network Chronicle of Avraamka Chronicle of Bygone Years Chronicle of Events in South Russia Chronicle of Fredegar Chronicle of Higher Education Chronicle of Latin American Economic Affairs Chronicle of Many Disturbances Chronicle of Nestor Chronicle of Pereiaslavl-Suzdalskii Chronicle of Stephen the Great Chronicle of Studies of the Archaeographic Commission Chronicle of the Beginning of the Reign of the Tsar and Great Prince Chronicle of the Horse Chronicle of Zuo chronicle play chronicle play chronicle plays chronicled chronicled chronicled chronicler chronicler chronicler Chroniclers Chroniclers Chroniclers Chronicles Chronicles (disambiguation) Chronicles (disambiguation) Chronicles of Hip Hop Chronicles of Narnia Chronicles of the All-Union Book Chamber Chronicles of the Sword Chronicles of the Witch Queen Chronicles, West Russian chronicling chronicling chronicling chronics chronics chronics chronics Chronique Chronisch Entzündliche Darmerkrankungen Chronische Polymorfe Licht Dermatose chronistor Chrono Chrono Chrono Chrono Cross Chrono Crusade Chrono Trigger Chrono Trigger Novel Project Chrono Trigger Remake Project chrono- chrono- Chronoamperometry

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