almanac
A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the yearA book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.
» In an almanac you can find information about the phases of the moon.
Meaning
3 sensesA book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.
Almanach
альмана́хalʹmanáx, календа́рьkalendárʹ
альмана́хalʹmanáx
A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.
альмана́хalʹmanáx, ежего́дникježegódnik
an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
A GPS signal consisting of coarse orbit and status information for each satellite in a satellite constellation.
Examples
3 sentencesIn an almanac you can find information about the phases of the moon.
The almanac was very useful.
Consult the almanac.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English almenak, from Old French almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, froFrom Middle English almenak, from Old French almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”).
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Forms
plural: almanacsSynonyms
1 synonyms- an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year:farmer's calendar