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
This, dear young friends, is the short and simple annal of my start in journalism, and you will see that the pathway is equally open to you.
From Faces and Places by Lucy, Henry W. (Henry William), Sir
We need the annal of their course, Their pattern for a guide,— Their armor that temptation quell'd,— The beacon-light that forth they held O'er Time's delusive tide.
From Man of Uz, and Other Poems by Sigourney, Lydia Howard
It would tire a Welshman to reckon up how many aps 'tis removed from an annal; for it is of that extract, only of the younger house, like a shrimp to a lobster.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
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