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annal

American  
[an-l] / ˈæn l /

noun

  1. a record of events of a particular year.

    an annal of the year 753.

  2. a single record or entry in a historical chronicle.

    A later scribe has added to the annal.

  3. one of the periodic formal reports of an organization or learned field.

    The proceedings will be published as an Annal of the Academy.
annal British  
/ ˈænəl /

noun

  1. the recorded events of one year See also annals

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