almanac
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məˌnæk noun
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English almenak < Medieval Latin almanach < Spanish Arabic al the + manākh calendar < ?
1350–1400; Middle English almenak < Medieval Latin almanach < Spanish Arabic al the + manākh calendar < ?
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| Also (archaic): almanack 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 | |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin almanachus, perhaps from Late Greek almenikhiaka] | |
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Word Origin & History
almanac
late 14c., attested in Anglo-L. from mid-13c., via O.Fr. almanach or M.L. almanachus from Spanish-Arabic al-manakh "calendar, almanac" (occurring nowhere else in Arabic), possibly ult. from Late Gk. almenichiakon "calendar," probably of Coptic origin. This word has been the subject of much speculation;
its central syllable may be from or influenced by the PIE root of Mod.E. moon and month.
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Example sentences
He still consults his almanac for the moon's phases before planting his half-acre garden each spring.
Another risk was losing the almanac during one's travels, perhaps left behind on a shop counter or on a bench at a local tavern.
Pick cities in each type of climate and then look up the weather data in a statistical abstract or almanac.
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