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English Dictionary: annals	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
annals n reports of the work of a society or learned body etc a chronological account of events in successive years Synonym(s): annals, chronological record
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. [bd]Annals the revolution.[b8] --Macaulay. [bd]The annals of our religion.[b8] --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. [bd]In deathless annal.[b8] --Young. 4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as [bd]Annals of Science.[b8] Syn: History. See {History}.