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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
an·nals       [an-lz] Pronunciation Key
–noun (used with a plural verb)
1.a record of events, esp. a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
2.historical records generally: the annals of war.
3.a periodical publication containing the formal reports of an organization or learned field.
[Origin: 1555–65; (< MF) < L annālés (librī) lit., yearly (books), pl. of annālis continuing for a year, annual, equiv. to ann(us) a year + ālis -al1]

—Synonyms 1, 2. chronicles, history.
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an·nals       (ān'əlz)  Pronunciation Key 
pl.n.  
  1. A chronological record of the events of successive years.
  2. A descriptive account or record; a history: "the short and simple annals of the poor" (Thomas Gray).
  3. A periodical journal in which the records and reports of a learned field are compiled.


[Latin (librī) annālēs, yearly (books), annals, pl. of annālis, yearly, from annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]

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annals 
1563, from L. annales libri "chronicles," lit. "yearly books," from pl. of annalis "pertaining to a year," from annus "year" (see annual).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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annals

noun
1. reports of the work of a society or learned body etc 
2. a chronological account of events in successive years 

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Annals

An"nals\, n. pl. [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.]

1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. "Annals the revolution." --Macaulay. "The annals of our religion." --Rogers.

2. Historical records; chronicles; history.

The short and simple annals of the poor. --Gray.

It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. --Burke.

3. sing. The record of a single event or item. "In deathless annal." --Young.

4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science."

Syn: History. See History.

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