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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 [ˈænəlz]
pl n
1. yearly records of events, generally in chronological order
2. history or records of history in general
3. regular reports of the work of a society, learned body, etc.
[from Latin (librī) annālēs yearly (books), from annus year]
annalist  n
annalistic  adj
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 He has become a legend in the annals of military history.
Translations
annals [ˈænəlz] NPLanales mpl
in all the annals of crimeen toda la historia del crimen
never in the annals of human endeavournunca en la historia de los esfuerzos humanos

annals [ˈænəlz] npl
[nation, field activity] → annales fpl
in the annals of sth → dans les annales de qch
(in titles)annales fpl

annals
plAnnalen pl; (of society etc)Bericht m; in all the annals of recorded historyin der gesamten bisherigen Geschichte

annals [ˈænlz] nplannali mpl

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 annaalit 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 年鑑,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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