What does "annal" mean?

The record of a single event or item.

Annal

Common synonyms include: annual entry, archive, catalan crònica, chronicle, chronicle writing, cronica istorică.

/ˈænəl/ adj, noun

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Noun

1
The record of a single event or item.
"In deathless annal! deathless deeds inspire:"

Adjective

1
Annual; yearly. not-comparable, obsolete
"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 […]"

"In deathless annal! deathless deeds inspire:"

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Latin annālis (“yearly, annual”).