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annals
/ˈæn.əlz/
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AN-uhlz: begin as you would begin “animal.”
The first vowel is the a in “cat.” The double n represents one n sound; finish with a voiced z after the l.
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“The discovery earned a place in the annals of astronomy.”
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noun
- plural of annal
- A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.
- Historical records; chronicles; history.
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noun
- A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈæn.əlz/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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February 20th.--This day has been memorable in the annals of Valdivia, for the most severe earthquake experienced by the oldest inhabitant.
From cover to cover you find in the "Mendip Annals" no single word of social protest, not even of social suspicion.
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A love-feast at nine in the morning opened the public services of a Sunday still memorable in the annals of Octavius Methodism.
As a result, came an expedition the most comical and one of the most rich in results to be found in American annals.
They recorded all their laws, their tribute-rolls specifying the various imposts, their mythology, astronomical calendars, and rituals, their political annals and their chronology.