annals, chronological record
(noun) a chronological account of events in successive years
annals
(noun) reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
Source: WordNet® 3.1
annals
plural of annal
annals pl (plural only)
A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.
• Thomas Babington Macaulay
• Henry Rogers
Historical records; chronicles; history.
• Thomas Gray
• Edmund Burke
A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.
• history
Source: Wiktionary
An"nals, n. pl. Etym: [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.]
1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. "Annals the revolution." Macaulay. "The annals of our religion." Rogers.
2. Historical records; chronicles; history. The short and simple annals of the poor. Gray. It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. Burke.
3. sing.
Definition: The record of a single event or item. "In deathless annal." Young.
4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science."
Syn.
– History. See History.
An"nal, n.
Definition: See Annals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
