annals

Noun
Synonyms: chronological record

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
  2. a chronological account of events in successive yearsSynonyms: chronological record
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Annals \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. [1913 Webster]

2.Historical records; chronicles; history. [1913 Webster]

The short and simple annals of the poor.— Gray.[1913 Webster]
It was one of the most critical periods in our annals.— Burke.[1913 Webster]

3.sing. The record of a single event or item. "In deathless annal." --Young. [1913 Webster]

4.A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science." [1913 Webster]

Syn: History. See History. [1913 Webster]

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