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almanac

almanac

24 4.8
A yearly book with a calendar and useful facts about the year, like weather and moon phases
  • noun
  • /ˈæl.mə.næk/
translation icon : almanaque
  • As a result, the YSF stopped functioning and the American Family Almanac ceased publication.

So the purpose of the Almanac is to begin to have the conversation to answer that question because we weren't having it.

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Examples

  • I have the same birthday as Fanny Brice and Kate Jackson, according to the Almanac I grew up with.

  • The almanac tells the exact time at which the sun hits its zenith.

  • I got a book in the back, something of an almanac, so to speak.

  • Is the almanac always right?

  • Numerous references are made in the almanac that great changes are about to occur.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I'll have to consult the almanac.

  • I particularly like The People's Almanac Presents the Twentieth Century: History

    Academic text (2008)
  • In the old days, you just had the Farmer's Almanac and you'd consult that, and that was almost as good as nothing, really, except for growing seasons.

  • In 1957, Congressional Quarterly Almanac reported that only eleven ex-lawmakers were employed as lobbyists.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Each year, I look forward to receiving my copy of the almanac, which provides important weather forecasts and tide tables.

Synonyms

compendium
vsalmanac
11 8.8

A book or guide that collects and summarizes important facts about a subject

is arranged as a calendar published once a year with weather and statistics
annual
vsalmanac
4 3.2

A book published once every year with information or reports

is focused on calendar information and seasonal data about the year
yearly
vsalmanac
1 2.6

A book published once every year with information about that year

is focused on calendar entries and seasonal information about the year

How Informative

encyclopedia
64 3.7
almanac
24 4.8
handbook
56 3.1
booklet
40 1.9
pamphlet
79 3.1

Surface Forms

almanac singular
almanacs plural

Etymology

Almanac comes from the Arabic word al-manakh, which meant 'calendar' or 'climate'. That's why an almanac is a yearly book of dates, weather and astronomy information.