annal

[ an-l ]

noun

1. a record of events of a particular year:

   an annal of the year 753.

2. a single record or entry in a historical chronicle:

   A later scribe has added to the annal.

3. one of the periodic formal reports of an organization or learned field:

   The proceedings will be published as an Annal of the Academy.

annal

/ ˈænəl /

noun

1. the recorded events of one year See also annals

Word History and Origins

Origin of annal¹

Back formation from annals

Example Sentences

On Valentine’s Day, the New York Times puzzle known as Spelling Bee gave me the gift of annal.

From Slate

I would argue that annal is more likely to be used than attar, hondo, tori, torii, nene, and abbacy, just a sampling of the words that have eluded me in the past six months that I have been working the Bee on a daily basis.

From Slate

The man who crafts this daily puzzle, Sam Ezersky, is still ambivalent about annal, and says its longtime ban generated more complaints than any other word in the puzzle’s history.

From Slate

“We didn’t want to end up in the same scenario as when we had that difficult transition to mobile,” says CEO Mat Annal.

From The Verge

“It’s definitely a problem getting noticed,” admits Annal.

From The Verge