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.

Nearby words

anna ivanovna, anna karenina, annaba, annabel, annabergite, annal, annalist, annals, annam, annamese, annan

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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