annal

[ an-l ]

/ ˈæn l /

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noun

a record of events of a particular year: an annal of the year 753.

a single record or entry in a historical chronicle: A later scribe has added to the annal.

one of the periodic formal reports of an organization or learned field: The proceedings will be published as an Annal of the Academy.

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Origin of annal

back formation from annals

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Examples from the Web for annal

Dr. Grubitz has suggested this view of the Annal of 755, in which there is a fight in a Saxon castle (burh).
Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle
The names of five hanged on the same day at Pomfret are given in Annal.
The Bruce|John Barbour
There was no annal in the family letters of his name, although other rejected suitors were mentioned freely.
A Dozen Ways Of Love|Lily Dougall
From the romance to the annal, the observation holds good; it is an inalienable landmark, and of inviolable unanimity.
The Round Towers of Ireland|Henry O'Brien

See what Tacitus says of Nero in regard to this point, Annal.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for annal

annal

/ (ˈænəl) /

noun

the recorded events of one yearSee also annals

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