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Definition of annals noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

annals

noun
 
/ˈænlz/
 
/ˈænlz/
[plural]
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  1. an official record of events or activities year by year; historical records
    • His deeds went down in the annals of British history.
    • She was remembered in the annals of the war.
    • This is a historic day in the annals of the team.
  2. used in the title of academic journals
    • Annals of Science, vol. viii
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin annales (libri) ‘yearly (books)’, from annus ‘year’.
See annals in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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