Chronicles
noun
Chron·i·cles ˈkrä-ni-kəlz 
plural in form but singular in construction
: either of two historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture
called also Paralipomenon
see Bible Table
Word History
First Known Use
1535, in the meaning defined above
chronicles 1 of 2
noun
1
as in histories
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened a chronicle of their adventure on the river Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- histories
- stories
- chronologies
- accounts
- records
- memoirs
- diaries
- reports
- narratives
- tales
- versions
- commentaries
- narrations
- sagas
- annals
- testimonies
- anecdotes
- documentations
- depositions
- testaments
- witnesses
- logs
- blogs
- testimonials
- journals
- romances
- logbooks
- minutes
- epics
- recitations
- gestes
- case histories
- anecdota
- yarns
- recitals
- case studies
- gests
- procès-verbaux
2
as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened only sketchy information about King Arthur can be found in the chronicles of ancient England Synonyms & Similar Words
- annals
- records
- histories
- memoirs
- diaries
- commentaries
- reminiscences
- biographies
- journals
- reports
- autobiographies
- documentations
- archives
- narratives
- blogs
- lives
- tales
- sagas
- stories
- logs
- legends
- epics
- genealogies
- registers
- chronologies
chronicles
2 of 2verb
as in describes
to give an oral or written account of in some detail the book chronicles the efforts of two climbers to scale Mount Everest Synonyms & Similar Words
- describes
- recounts
- narrates
- tells
- relates
- reports
- recites
- depicts
- charts
- sets forth
- rehearses
- details
- voices
- states
- reveals
- discloses
- enumerates
- itemizes
- divulges
- expresses
- utters
- exposes
- particularizes
- delineates
- delivers
- reels off
- bares
- sketches
- renders
- gives
- lets on (about)