Annals (&unr_;), 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. “Annals the revolution.” Macaulay. “The annals of our religion.” Rogers.
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2. Historical records; chronicles; history.
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The short and simple annals of the poor. Gray.
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It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. Burke.
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3. sing. The record of a single event or item. “In deathless annal.” Young.
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4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as “Annals of Science.”
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Syn. -- History. See History.
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