annals
[ an-lz ]
/ ˈæn lz /
noun (used with a plural verb)
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
historical records generally: the annals of war.
a periodical publication containing the formal reports of an organization or learned field.
See also
annal.
Origin of annals
1555–65; (< Middle French) < Latin
annālēs (
librī) literally, yearly (books), plural of
annālis continuing for a year, annual, equivalent to
ann(us) a year +
ālis
-al1
Words nearby annals
annaba,
annabel,
annabergite,
annal,
annalist,
annals,
annam,
annamese,
annan,
annapolis,
annapolis royal
Definition for annals (2 of 2)
annal
[ an-l ]
/ ˈæn l /
noun
a record of events of a particular year: an annal of the year 753.
a single record or entry in a historical chronicle: A later scribe has added to the annal.
one of the periodic formal reports of an organization or learned field: The proceedings will be published as an Annal of the Academy.
Origin of annal
back formation from
annals
Example sentences from the Web for annals
British Dictionary definitions for annals (1 of 2)
annals
/ (ˈænəlz) /
pl n
yearly records of events, generally in chronological order
history or records of history in general
regular reports of the work of a society, learned body, etc
Derived forms of annals
annalist, noun annalistic, adjectiveWord Origin for annals
C16: from Latin (
librī)
annālēs yearly (books), from
annus year