<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A record of events of a particular year:<ul><li>Example: an annal of the year 753.</li></ul></li><li>A single record or entry in a historical chronicle:<ul><li>Example: A later scribe has added to the annal.</li></ul></li><li>One of the periodic formal reports of an organization or learned field:<ul><li>Example: The proceedings will be published as an Annal of the Academy.</li></ul></li></ul>