almanac
Americannoun
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an annual publication containing a calendar for the coming year, the times of such events and phenomena as anniversaries, sunrises and sunsets, phases of the moon, tides, etc., and other statistical information and related topics.
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a publication containing astronomical or meteorological information, usually including future positions of celestial objects, star magnitudes, and culmination dates of constellations.
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an annual reference book of useful and interesting facts relating to countries of the world, sports, entertainment, etc.
noun
Etymology
Origin of almanac
1350–1400; Middle English almenak < Medieval Latin almanach < Spanish Arabic al the + manākh calendar < ?
Example Sentences
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Sporadic dialogue, like a wedding speech and a game show segment, is intended to represent an almanac of data, submitted by paying members of the public, that creates “the definition” of humanity.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
And although this almanac doesn’t cite the moon’s influence on weather, it does rely on solar activity, as well as climatology and meteorology.
From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2023
It’s a lot easier to type “when is the next full moon” into Google than to whip out a dusty almanac or follow Instagram influencers that make learning about your natal chart fun.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023
The oldest southern resident, a female known as L25, is estimated to have been born in 1928 — her body a living almanac of nearly a century of humanity’s runoff.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023
Instead he pulled out a paperback world almanac from his knapsack and asked her to quiz him.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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