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Definitions for: Annals [n] a chronological account of events in successive years
[n] reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: chronological record
See Also: account, chronicle, history, journal, story
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