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. See annals
   the recorded events of one year See also annals

Word History and Origins

Origin of annal¹

Back formation from annals

Example Sentences

Dr. Grubitz has suggested this view of the Annal of 755, in which there is a fight in a Saxon castle (burh).

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The names of five hanged on the same day at Pomfret are given in Annal.

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See what Tacitus says of Nero in regard to this point, Annal.

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And hauing aduisedlie considered which waies were hard and Cornelius Tacitus Annal.

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It is not in annal form; only six dates are given as headings and events are not recorded in their chronological order.

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