annal
Americannoun
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a record of events of a particular year.
an annal of the year 753.
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a single record or entry in a historical chronicle.
A later scribe has added to the annal.
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one of the periodic formal reports of an organization or learned field.
The proceedings will be published as an Annal of the Academy.
noun
Etymology
Origin of annal
Back formation from annals
Example Sentences
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The man who crafts this daily puzzle, Sam Ezersky, is still ambivalent about annal, and says its longtime ban generated more complaints than any other word in the puzzle’s history.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2020
Amy Siskind’s “The List” compiles her widely read online annal of breaks from democratic tradition during 2017.
From Washington Times • Jan. 9, 2018
If it could be reproduced with its lights, and colors, and voices, what a bright little picture and resting-place it would be, in this sombre-colored annal!
From Bart Ridgeley A Story of Northern Ohio by Riddle, A. G.
Innes, fully portrays the character of this devoted patriot and will best close this annal.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll
There was no annal in the family letters of his name, although other rejected suitors were mentioned freely.
From A Dozen Ways Of Love by Dougall, Lily
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