annal

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/ˈænəl/

noun

The record of a single event or item.

OriginLatin annales →
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Meanings

annal1

nounannal (plural annals)

plural annals

  1. The record of a single event or item.

    In deathless annal! deathless deeds inspire:

    1805, Edward Young, The Poetical Works of the Reverend Dr. Ed. Young: with the life of the author, volume 3, →ISBN

annal2

adjectiveannal (not comparable)

alternative annall

  1. not comparableobsoleteAnnual; yearly.

    2. Whether the annal Feſt of Chriſts Birth, being both lawful and laudable, in the right religious uſe weeding out al abuſes (ordained by the Catholic Church) may juſtly be aboliſhed or abandoned by any Church or State […]

    1654, Robert Vilvain, compiler, Theoremata Theological: Theological Treatises, London: […] R. Hodgkinſonne, page 224

Origin

annal · noun

  1. Latinannales“annals”
  2. Englishannal

Back formation from annals, borrowed from Middle French, from Latin annales (“annals”), from annus (“year”).

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annal · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂et-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂etnós
  3. Proto-Italic*atnos?
  4. Latinannus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Latinannālis
  8. Englishannal

Borrowed from Latin annālis (“yearly, annual”).

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Translations

Catalan annals
  • annalsrecord of a single event or item
Chinese Mandarin 記錄 /记录, 本紀 /本纪
  • 記錄 /记录 (jìlù)record of a single event or item
  • 本紀 /本纪 (běnjì)record of a single event or item
Czech anály
  • anályrecord of a single event or item
Finnish annaali
  • annaalirecord of a single event or item
Hindi इतिवृत्त
  • इतिवृत्त (itivŕtt)record of a single event or item
Portuguese anal
  • analrecord of a single event or item
Russian анна́лы
  • анна́лы (annály)record of a single event or item
Spanish anal, añal
  • analrecord of a single event or item
  • añalrecord of a single event or item
  • fastorecord of a single event or item

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with annal

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Anagrams

Lanna
Cite this entry
APA

annal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annal

MLA

“annal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “annal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annal.

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