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al·ma·nac
noun
also al·ma·nack \ˈȯməˌnak, ˈal- also ˈäl- or -_nik\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English almenak, from Medieval Latin almanach, probably from Arabic al-manākh the almanac, calendar
1.
a. : a publication containing astronomical and meteorological date arranged according to the days, weeks, and months of a given year and often including a miscellany of other information
b. : a publication containing statistical, tabular, and general information (as on world events, an individual society, or a religious body) related to a given calendar period, usually a year
< Nat'l Catholic Almanac >
< Information Please Almanac >
c. : a publication containing a collection of useful or otherwise interesting facts or statistics usually in the form of tables and often covering the period of a given year
< The World Almanac >
2. : a publication containing data on royal and titled families of Europe |