WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•nal•ist
(an′l ist),USA pronunciation n.
an′nal•is′tic, adj.
an′nal•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- a chronicler of events, esp. yearly ones;
historian.
- French annaliste
- annal(s) + -ist, or 1605–15
an′nal•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
an•nals /ˈænəlz/USA pronunciation
n. [plural]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- historical records; chronicles;
stories of events:the annals of war. - a journal containing the formal reports of an organization:looking up the reference in the medical annals.
an•nals
(an′lz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
- a record of events, esp. a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
- historical records generally:the annals of war.
- a periodical publication containing the formal reports of an organization or learned field.
- Latin annālēs (librī) literally, yearly (books), plural of annālis continuing for a year, annual, equivalent. to ann(us) a year + ālis -al1
- Middle French)
- (1555–65
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged chronicles, history.