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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Annals \An"nals\, n. pl [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr annus year. Cf {Annual}.] 1. A relation of events in chronological order each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. ``Annals the revolution.'' --Macaulay. ``The annals of our religion.'' --Rogers. 2. Historical records; chronicles; history. The short and simple annals of the poor. --Gray. It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. --Burke. 3. sing. The record of a single event or item. ``In deathless annal.'' --Young. 4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as ``Annals of Science.'' Syn: History. See {History}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: annals n 1: reports of the work of a society or learned body etc 2: a chronological account of events in successive years [syn: {chronological record}]
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