annals

annals

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French annales, from Latin annales libri (“chronicles”), from annalis (“pertaining to a year”), from annus (“year”) + libri, genitive of liber (“book”). Compare with annual.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.əlz/

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• Rhymes: -ænəlz

Noun

annals

1. plural of annal

Noun

annals pl (plural only)

1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.
   • 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323:

     So ended this great siege, the most memorable in the annals of the British isles. It had lasted a hundred and five days

   • a. 1729, John Rogers, A Sufficiency with Regard to Mens Stations in Life adjusted and recommended:

     the annals of our religion

2. Historical records; chronicles; history.
   • 1750 June 12 (date written; published 1751)​, T[homas] Gray, “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”, in Designs by Mr. R[ichard] Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, London: […] R[obert] Dodsley, […], published 1753, OCLC 519198867:

     the short and simple annals of the poor

   • 1780, Edmund Burke, Speech at the Guildhall, in Bristol:

     It was one of the most critical periods in our annals.

3. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.

   Annals of Science

Synonyms

• history

Translations

a relation of events

Arabic: حوليات‎ f pl Chinese: Mandarin: 史冊／史册 (zh) (shǐcè), 編年史／编年史 (zh) (biānniánshǐ) Dutch: annalen (nl) pl Finnish: annaali (fi), vuosikirja (fi) French: annales (fr) f pl German: Annalen (de) f pl Latin: annālēs (la) m pl Macedonian: анали m pl (anali), летопис m (letopis) Portuguese: anais (pt) m pl Romanian: anale (ro) n or n pl Russian: анна́лы (ru) m pl (annály), ле́топись (ru) f (létopisʹ) Spanish: anales (es) m pl

historical records; chronicles

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Bashkir: йылъяҙма (yılʺyaðma) (yearly) Chinese: Mandarin: 史書／史书 (zh) (shǐshū) Dutch: annalen (nl) pl, jaarboeken (nl) pl Finnish: annaali (fi), historiankirjat pl French: annales (fr) f pl German: Annalen (de) f pl Macedonian: анали m pl (anali), летопис m (letopis), хроника f (hronika) Polish: annały (pl) f pl Portuguese: anais (pt) m pl Romanian: anale (ro) n pl Russian: анна́лы (ru) m pl (annály), ле́топись (ru) f (létopisʹ), хро́ника (ru) f (xrónika) Spanish: anales (es) m pl, crónica (es) f

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin annālis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ənˈnals/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /anˈnals/

Noun

annals m pl (plural only)

1. annals

Related terms

• any
• anyal

Further reading

• “annals” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “annals”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “annals” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “annals” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.