Annals
Pronunciation : An"nals
Part of Speech : n. pl.
Etymology : [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.]
Definition : 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.
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.
Defn: The record of a single event or item. "In deathless annal." Young.
4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science."
Syn. -- History. See History.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913