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annals.

A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæn.əlz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæn.əlz/Canada, General-American[ˈɛən.əlz]Canada, General-American/ˈæn.əlz/Australia
  1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.

    plural · plural-only
  2. Historical records; chronicles; history.

    plural · plural-only
  3. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.

    plural · plural-only
    Annals of Science
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈæn.əlz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæn.əlz/Canada, General-American[ˈɛən.əlz]Canada, General-American/ˈæn.əlz/Australia
  1. plural of annal

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

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.

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