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annals
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annals
(noun)
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annals
/
ˈ
ænəlz/
noun
annals
/
ˈ
ænəlz/
noun
Learner's definition of ANNALS
[
plural
]
1
:
historical records
—
usually used in the phrase
in the annals of
This event will go down
in the annals of
sports/war/medicine. [=will be remembered as part of the history of sports/war/medicine]
He became a major figure
in the annals of
justice.
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:
records of the activities of an organization
—
often used in the titles of publications
She used a quote from the
Annals of Family Medicine
.
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