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almanac
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al·ma·nac  (ôlm-nk, l-)
n.
1. An annual publication including calendars with weather forecasts, astronomical information, tide tables, and other related tabular information.
2. A usually annual reference book composed of various lists, tables, and often brief articles relating to a particular field or many general fields.

[Middle English almenak, from Medieval Latin almanach, perhaps from Late Greek almenikhiaka, ephemeris, perhaps of Coptic origin.]

almanac [ˈɔːlməˌnæk]
n
a yearly calendar giving statistical information on events and phenomena, such as the phases of the moon, times of sunrise and sunset, tides, anniversaries, etc. Also (archaic) almanack
[from Medieval Latin almanachus, perhaps from Late Greek almenikhiaka]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.almanac - an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given yearalmanac - an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
yearly, annual, yearbook - a reference book that is published regularly once every year
2.almanac - an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
yearly, annual, yearbook - a reference book that is published regularly once every year

almanac
noun annual, guide, handbook, guidebook, yearbook, workbook Their Media Yearbook contains an almanac for the next 12 months.
Translations
almanac [ˈɔːlmənæk] Nalmanaque m

almanac almanack [ˈɔːlmənæk] n
[planets, dates] → almanach m
[particular subject, activity] → almanach m

almanac
nAlmanach m

almanac [ˈɔːlmənæk] nalmanacco

almanac
n almanac [ˈoːlmənӕk]
a calendar usually with information about the phases of the moon etc. almanak تَقْوِيم، روزْنَامَه алманах kalendář almanak der Almanach ημερολόγιο, αλμανάκ almanaque kalender تقویم نجومی almanakka almanach לוּח שָׁנָה कालदर्शक, पंचांग almanah évkönyv almanak almanak, dagatal almanacco 역서 almanachas gadagrāmata; almanahs almanak almanak almanakk almanach almanaque calendar альманах almanach, kalendár almanah almanah almanacka ปฏิทินโหราศาสตร์ almanak 天文年曆 календар; альманах تقویم ، جنتری niên lịch


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The earliest of these, the parapegma of Euctemon (a Greek astronomer of Athens), dates from the mid-fifth century, but it is highly likely that it drew on earlier practice.
 
 
 
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