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Chronicles

noun, plural in form but singular in construction Chron·i·cles \ ˈkrä-ni-kəlz \

Definition of Chronicles

: either of two historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — called also Paralipomenon; see Bible Table

First Known Use of chronicles

1535

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