/ ˈænlz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ]
1.
an official record of events or activities year by year; historical records :
His deeds went down in the annals of British history.
2.
used in the title of academic journals :
Annals of Science, vol. viii
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin annales (libri) yearly (books), from annus year.