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annals

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an·nals  (nlz)
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 (libr) annls, yearly (books), annals, pl. of annlis, yearly, from annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]

annals
Noun, pl
1. yearly records of events
2. regular reports of the work of a society or other organization [Latin (libri) annales yearly (books)]
annalist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.annals - reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
journal - a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals"
2.annals - a chronological account of events in successive years
account, chronicle, history, story - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"

annals
plural noun records, history, accounts, registers, journals, memorials, archives, chronicles
Translations
annals
n pl annals [ˈӕnlz]
yearly historical accounts of events This king is mentioned several times in annals of the period. annale حَوليّات летописи letopisy årbog; annaler die Annalen χρονικά (πληθ.) anales aastaraamatud سالنامه؛ وقایع سالیانه vuosikirjat annales תוֹלדוֹת, דִברֵי הַיָמִים वर्षवृत्तांत anali évkönyvek, krónika sejarah annáll, árbók annali 年代記 연대기 metraštis hronika era annalen årbok, annaler kroniki anais anale летописи letopisy anali anali annaler บันทึกเหตุการณ์ประจำปี tarih, vakayiname 編年史 аннали; літописи سرگزشت ، وقائع biên niên sử


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We shall keep our readers informed as to the progress of this enterprise, which has no precedent in the annals of exploration.
* The annals of this short-lived era of despair make bloody reading.
One of the wildest of these stories related to a Yellow Diamond-- a famous gem in the native annals of India.
 
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