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

Words nearby annal

Annabel, annabergite, Anna Christie, Anna Ivanovna, Anna Karenina, annal, annalist, annals, Annam, Annamese, Annan

How to use annal in a sentence

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
See what Tacitus says of Nero in regard to this point, Annal.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo
And hauing aduisedlie considered which waies were hard and Cornelius Tacitus Annal.
Holinshed Chronicles, Volume I, Complete|Raphaell Holinshed

It is not in annal form; only six dates are given as headings and events are not recorded in their chronological order.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various

British Dictionary definitions for annal

annal

/ (ˈænəl) /

noun

the recorded events of one yearSee also annals

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annal

Origin of annal

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British Dictionary definitions for annal