annals

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of annal
noun
  1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.
  2. Historical records; chronicles; history.
  3. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈæn.əlz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-annals.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-annals.wav

Word forms

annals

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French annales, from Latin annālēs librī (“chronicles”), from annālis (“pertaining to a year”), from annus (“year”) + librī, plural of liber (“book”). Compare with annual.

Synonyms

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