ANNALS

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.
n.

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.
n.

sing.

4.
n.

The record of a single event or item. "In deathless annal." Young.

5.
n.

A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science."