[awl-muh-nak] 
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | a publication containing astronomical or meteorological information, usually including future positions of celestial objects, star magnitudes, and culmination dates of constellations. |
| 3. | an annual reference book of useful and interesting facts relating to countries of the world, sports, entertainment, etc. |
| al·ma·nac (ôl'mə-nāk', āl'-) n.
[Middle English almenak, from Medieval Latin almanach, perhaps from Late Greek almenikhiaka, ephemeris, perhaps of Coptic origin.] |