annals

CEFRC2

/ˈæn.əlz/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    Historical records of events, usually arranged by year.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.

Examples

  • Love which is not unhappy is unworthy of figuring in the annals of literature.

  • The annals of sports are replete with the names of great black athletes.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

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4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Historical records; chronicles; history.

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

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In context

  • Annals of Science

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

  • the annals of our religion

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French annales, from Latin annālēs librī (“chronicles”), from annālis (“pertaining to a year”), from annus (“year”) + librī, plural of liber (“book”). Compare with annual.