annals

/ˈæn.əlz/

ÆN · əlz (2 syllables)

English Noun Top 32,890

Definition

plural of annal

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French annales, from Latin annālēs librī (“chronicles”), from annālis (“pertaining to a year”), from annus (“year”) + librī, plural of liber (“book”). Compare with annual.