anal

annals

noun ah-NAHL Rare

Origin: From Latin annalis, from annus (year)

Also means

chronicles

Usage Note

Anal is the lemma of anales, a noun for historical records or chronicles organised by year — los anales de la historia. It is almost always used in the plural. The identical singular anal otherwise serves as the anatomical adjective and is unrelated to this historical sense.

Examples

"Este hecho quedó en los anales de la ciencia."

Natural Translation

This fact went down in the annals of science.

Literal Translation

This fact remained in the annals of the science.

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