almanac
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- noun
- /ˈæl.mə.næk/
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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.
- So the purpose of the Almanac is to begin to have the conversation to answer that question because we weren't having it.
- I give Eric Jorgensen's The Almanac Duvall a lot away a lot.
- Yeah, Munger, all he did was poor Charlie's Almanac.
- And so it was with the publication of his first Almanac that Michelle de Notre Dam became Nostradamus.
Examples
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I have the same birthday as Fanny Brice and Kate Jackson, according to the Almanac I grew up with.
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The almanac tells the exact time at which the sun hits its zenith.
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I got a book in the back, something of an almanac, so to speak.
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Is the almanac always right?
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Numerous references are made in the almanac that great changes are about to occur.
Academic text (1999) -
I'll have to consult the almanac.
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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.
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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
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8.8
A book or guide that collects and summarizes important facts about a subject
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A book published once every year with information or reports
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A book published once every year with information about that year
How Informative
Surface Forms
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.