annals

[an-lz]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.

   Synonyms: history, chronicles

2. historical records generally.

   the annals of war.

   Synonyms: history, chronicles

3. a periodical publication containing the formal reports of an organization or learned field.

annals

/ ˈænəlz /

plural noun

1. yearly records of events, generally in chronological order

2. history or records of history in general

3. regular reports of the work of a society, learned body, etc

Other Word Forms

• annalistic adjective
• annalist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of annals¹

1555–65; (< Middle French ) < Latin annālēs ( librī ) literally, yearly (books), plural of annālis continuing for a year, annual, equivalent to ann ( us ) a year + ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of annals¹

C16: from Latin ( librī ) annālēs yearly (books), from annus year

Example Sentences

It’s a piece of info about Oliver that Matthew knew by lurking online, which he’s stored away in the annals of his brain in case a moment like this might ever arise.

From Salon

What happened in Boyle Heights might end up going into the annals of chase lore.

From Los Angeles Times

And as Golden also acknowledges, “…at a certain point in sonic history annals, the absence of The Raincoats’ story signals more than just inadvertent omission.”

From Salon

In the annals of national suicide, the present dismantling of the American state will surely rank high.

From Salon

Indeed, the annals of stock market commentaries are replete with prognostications that, in retrospect, were almost comically wrong.

From Los Angeles Times

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• journal