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Almanac

/[ˈɔl.mə.næk]/ noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.
  2. 2
    an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year wordnet
  3. 3
    A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.
  4. 4
    an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year wordnet
  5. 5
    A GPS signal consisting of coarse orbit and status information for each satellite in a satellite constellation.

Etymology

From Middle English almenak, from Old French almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”).

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