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plural
- 1. a record of events year by year: "eighth-century Northumberland annals"
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ANNALS definition: the record of an activity or organization, arranged year by year, or a history that covers a long…. Learn more.
1. : a record of events arranged in yearly sequence. the annals of the twentieth century. 2. : historical records : chronicles. the annals of Tacitus. in the annals of sports. 3. : records of the activities of an organization. quoted from the Annals of the Association of American Geographers. Synonyms. chronicle. history. record.
a serious magazine or newspaper that is published regularly about a scientific subject: The new guidelines are published in today's Annals of Internal Medicine. a record of the events of one year: The annal for 1086 in this version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was written c. 1121.
Annals definition: a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.. See examples of ANNALS used in a sentence.
ANNALS meaning: the record of an activity or organization, arranged year by year, or a history that covers a long…. Learn more.
Annals are chronological historical records. Some annals recount the achievements of war heroes; others, in the form of high school yearbooks, record historically terrible hairstyles. Annals comes from the Latin word annus, meaning year.
Definition of 'annals' Word Frequency. annals. (ænəlz ) 1. plural noun [usu in the N of n] If something is in the annals of a nation or field of activity, it is recorded as part of its history. He has become a legend in the annals of military history. 2. plural noun [with supplement, usually the NOUN of noun]
noun. /ˈænlz/ [plural] an official record of events or activities year by year; historical records. His deeds went down in the annals of British history. She was remembered in the annals of the war. This is a historic day in the annals of the team. Want to learn more?
1. a record of events, esp. a yearly record, usu. in chronological order. 2. historical records generally; chronicles: the annals of war. 3. a journal containing the formal reports of an organization or learned field.
annals noun. Meaning & use. I. Historical records and related uses. I.1.a. a1533–. In plural. A record of events written year by year, typically containing brief statements of facts without interpretation; yearly records. Also occasionally in singular in same sense. Cf. chronicle n. 1a.
