/an"lz/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. )
1. a record of events, esp. a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
2. historical records generally: the annals of war.
3. a periodical publication containing the formal reports of an organization or learned field.
[ 1555-65; ( annales ( libri ) lit., yearly (books), pl. of ANNALIS continuing for a year, annual, equiv. to ann ( us ) a year + alis -AL 1 ]
Syn. 1, 2. chronicles, history.