annals
pronunciation
How to pronounce annals in British English:
UK [ˈænlz]
How to pronounce annals in American English:
US [ˈænəlz]
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- Noun:
- reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
- a chronological account of events in successive years
Word Origin
- annals
- annals: see annual
- annals (n.)
- 1560s, from Latin annales libri "chronicles," literally "yearlies, yearly books," noun use of plural of annalis "pertaining to a year," from annus "year" (see annual (adj.)).
Example
- 1. The research was published in the annals of family medicine .
- 2. Mr. jobs will go down in the annals of business as one of the greatest disrupters .
- 3. In the annals of history , steve jobs appears to have one-upped napoleon .
- 4. The stories of lehman and bear will undoubtedly remain in the annals of financial disaster for decades to come .
- 5. In the annals of reality television , " the moment of truth " may be a milestone .