annals

[ an-lz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.

   Synonyms: history, chronicles

2. historical records generally:

   the annals of war.

   Synonyms: history, chronicles

3. a periodical publication containing the formal reports of an organization or learned field.

annals

/ ˈænəlz /

plural noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌannalˈistic, adjective
• ˈannalist, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of annals¹

1555–65; (< Middle French ) < Latin annālēs ( librī ) literally, yearly (books), plural of annālis continuing for a year, annual, equivalent to ann ( us ) a year + ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of annals¹

C16: from Latin ( librī ) annālēs yearly (books), from annus year

Example Sentences

But birthed out of the annals of Reddit and onto heavily trafficked pop-culture sites, “Too Many Cooks” has become mainstream.

From The Daily Beast

In the annals of 21st-century Latin American religion, it was a historic moment.

From The Daily Beast

Nothing like it had ever been pulled off in the annals of New York City crime.

From The Daily Beast

Filed away within the annals of the New York Historical Society, it escaped the notice of those who oversaw the archives.

From The Daily Beast

The annals of American violence include countless workplace shootings.

From The Daily Beast

It has long since dismissed as too short and simple for its pages, the short and simple annals of the poor.

From Project Gutenberg

To-day I have stood in the main battery which has fired a shot establishing, in its way, a record in the annals of destruction.

From Project Gutenberg

Out of manifold experiences in the tragical annals of mankind came the terrible Ahriman.

From Project Gutenberg

No literary or artistic annals belong to this time, saving only the well-known scenes in “Nicholas Nickleby.”

From Project Gutenberg

Thus died the greatest statesman of the eighteenth century, and the most precocious in our annals.

From Project Gutenberg