Definition of 'annal'

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annal in British

(ˈænəl )

noun

the recorded events of one year

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Leicester's feat will go down in the annals of history as the most unlikely in any major sporting sphere. The Sun (2016)Add five consecutive one-day international defeats, and the past six months have been as bad as any in the annals of cricket down under. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Now his name is destined to go down in the annals of football history. The Sun (2009)What then happened is already permanently etched in the annals of the sporting car crash. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Historians call it one of the most selfless examples in the annals of science. Christianity Today (2000)His life story was already entering the annals of tabloid folklore. Times, Sunday Times (2010)The difficulty of squeezing or pouring out the last half of a bottle of ketchup may soon be consigned to the annals of kitchen history. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Give me five acts, five rock bands that are going to go down in the annals of rock history as iconic. Times, Sunday Times (2014)I hope that our journey has helped to restore these pioneering and courageous men to their rightful place in the annals of polar history. Times, Sunday Times (2009)What happened, of course, has gone down in the annals of sporting disappointment. Times, Sunday Times (2006)Only 328 were made, and the car is now little more than a curiosity in the annals of supercar history. Times, Sunday Times (2012)

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Definition of annal from the Collins English Dictionary

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