Word Meanings - ANNALS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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. (more info) 1. A relation of

Additional info about word: ANNALS

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. (more info) 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.

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• PERIODIC; PERIODICAL
  Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a complete sentence. Periodic comet , a comet that moves about the sun in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of its approaches to the sun. -- Periodic function , a function whose values
• YOUNGISH
  Somewhat young. Tatler.
• ANNAL
  See ANNALS
• RELATIONSHIP
  The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason.
• SINGLE-BREASTED
  Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only; as, a single-breasted coast.
• EVENT
  1. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. "The events of his early years." Macaulay. To watch quietly the course of events. Jowett There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked. Eccl. ix.
• YOUNG
  , , AS. geong; akin to OFries. iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. & Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas, Russ. iunuii, L. juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juva, juven. Junior, Juniper, 1. Not long born; still in the first part of
• ANNALIST
  A writer of annals. The monks . . . were the only annalists in those ages. Hume.
• CONTAINMENT
  That which is contained; the extent; the substance. The containment of a rich man's estate. Fuller.
• YOUNGTH
  Youth. Youngth is a bubble blown up with breath. Spenser.
• EVENTILATION
  The act of eventilating; discussion. Bp. Berkely.
• SINGLE
  1. To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate. Dogs who hereby can single out their master in the dark. Bacon. His blood! she faintly screamed her mind Still singling one from
• PUBLICATION
  1. The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the publication of the law at Mount Sinai; the publication of the gospel;
• SINGLE-ACTING
  Having simplicity of action; especially , acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; -- said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.
• YOUNGNESS
  The quality or state of being young.
• SINGLE-HANDED
  Having but one hand, or one workman; also, alone; unassisted.
• EVENTFUL
  Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; as, an eventful journey; an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.
• EVENTIDE
  The time of evening; evening. Spenser.
• YOUNG ONE
  A young human being; a child; also, a young animal, as a colt.
• SINGLE-HEARTED
  Having an honest heart; free from duplicity. -- Sin"gle-heart"ed*ly, adv.
• IMPREVENTABLE
  Not preventable; invitable.
• PREVENTATIVE
  That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.
• YOUNGLY
  Like a young person or thing; young; youthful. Shak.
• MISRELATION
  Erroneous relation or narration. Abp. Bramhall.
• ANTIPERIODIC
  A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers.
• IMPREVENTABILITY
  The state or quality of being impreventable.
• PRESCIENCE
  Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight. God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents. J. Edwards.