annals
- 01 C1 Advanced
a way to talk about history or the memory of the past.
the collective historical record or memory of a field, nation, or species.
Simple“His discovery will go down in the annals of science as a major breakthrough.”
In context“Few figures in the annals of military history have commanded such universal respect from both allies and adversaries.”
- 02 C2 Proficiency
the name of a regular magazine or book that contains new scientific or historical discoveries.
the periodic publication of the records or discoveries of a learned society or professional body.
Simple“She published her latest research in the Annals of Internal Medicine.”
In context“The society's annual conference results are traditionally compiled and published in their official annals for international distribution.”
Synonyms
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.