annals
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annals
a record of events; chronicles, history
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an·nals
(ăn′əlz)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 (librī) annālēs, yearly (books), annals, pl. of annālis, yearly, from annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]
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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
[C16: from Latin (librī) annālēs yearly (books), from annus year]
ˈannalist n
ˌannalˈistic adj
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an•nals
(ˈæn lz)n.pl.
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.
[1555–65; (< Middle French) < Latin annālēs (librī) literally, yearly (books), pl. of annālis continuing for a year, annual =ann(us) a year + -ālis -al1]
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Noun | 1. | 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 |
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annals
plural noun records, history, accounts, registers, journals, memorials, archives, chronicles He has become a legend in the annals of military history.
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Translations
حَوليّات
letopisy
annalerårbog
évkönyvek
annáll, árbók
metraštis
hronika
letopisy
tarihvakayiname
annals
[ˈænəlz] NPL → anales mplin all the annals of crime → en toda la historia del crimen
never in the annals of human endeavour → nunca en la historia de los esfuerzos humanos
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annals
pl → Annalen pl; (of society etc) → Bericht m; in all the annals of recorded history → in der gesamten bisherigen Geschichte
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annals
(ˈӕnlz) noun plural yearly historical accounts of events. This king is mentioned several times in annals of the period.
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