annals
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annals
- /ˈæn.əlz/ UK
- /ˈæn.əlz/ Canada, US
- [ˈɛən.əlz] Canada, US
- /ˈæn.əlz/ Australia
- [ˈeːn.əlz] Australia
- /ˈɛn.əlz/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ænəlz
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French annales, from Latin annālēs librī (“chronicles”), from annālis (“pertaining to a year”), from annus (“year”) + librī, plural of liber (“book”). Compare with annual.
noun
- plural of annal
noun
- A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. So ended this great siege, the most memorable in the annals of the British isles. It had lasted a hundred and five days
- Historical records; chronicles; history. the short and simple annals of the poor
- A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc. Annals of Science
Similar: history
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chronological record, history, story, record, creed, anal, annales, patients, records, archives, histories, chronologies, journals, chronicles, minutes, documentation
noun
Similar: history
Translations
Talk about this word "annals." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/annals. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. annals. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/annals "annals." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/annals.Cite this
@misc{annals_2026,
title = {annals},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/annals},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
