An"nals (&?;), 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.
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. 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.
