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annals

UK
/ˈæn.əlz/
US
/ˈæn.əlz/

Translations

annalsnoun
annals
pl
Plural-only common noun meaning historical records; singular form annal is rare.
The monastery kept detailed annals of local happenings.
Le monastère tenait des annales détaillées des événements locaux.
Additional translations
chroniquesSens plus littéraire ou historique.
annalnoun

annals

pl

annals
pl
UK
/ˈæn.əl/
US
/ˈæn.əl/
annaleSens historique rare au singulier, pour une chronique annuelle.
The annal for 793 recounts the Viking raid on Lindisfarne.
L’annale de 793 raconte le raid viking sur Lindisfarne.
annalesEmploi le plus courant, surtout au pluriel pour désigner des chroniques ou des archives historiques.
Her contributions will be remembered in the annals of modern chemistry.
Ses contributions resteront dans les annales de la chimie moderne.
Synonyms
record
chronicle
history
archive
journal
log

Definitions

annalsnoun
Historical records of events arranged in chronological order, typically year by year.
The monastery kept detailed annals of local happenings.
The recorded history or story of a particular field, institution, or period.
Her discovery secured her a place in the annals of medicine.
annalnoun
A record of the events of a single year within a chronicle or yearly history.
The annal for 793 recounts the Viking raid on Lindisfarne.
The historical records or chronicles of a people, period, or institution—usually occurring in the plural form "annals."
Her contributions will be remembered in the annals of modern chemistry.
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