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   Annals , n. pl. [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.]
   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.
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   Historical records; chronicles; history.
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   The short and simple annals of the poor.
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   It was one of the most critical periods in our annals.
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   sing. The record of a single event or item.  “In deathless annal.”  
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   A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as “Annals of Science.”
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   Syn. -- History. See History.
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