What does "annals" mean?
Annals: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.sing. The record of a single event or item. "In deathless annal." Young.
- 3.A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science." See History.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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