almanac
noun
al·ma·nac ˈȯl-mə-ˌnak 
ˈal-
ˈal- 1
: a publication containing astronomical and meteorological data for a given year and often including a miscellany of other information
2
: a usually annual publication containing statistical, tabular, and general information
Example Sentences
an almanac of town news
Recent Examples on the Web Thursday's supermoon will be 224,569.1 miles from Earth, while July's was 222,089.3 miles from Earth, according to the almanac. 
Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2022 At a news conference Tuesday, the coalition unveiled a nationwide database that holds a veritable almanac about all things — and people — related to past violent railroad crime in the U.S. Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 The almanac envisions a world largely untroubled by current events. Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 This fall, the almanac forecasted lower-than-usual temperatures across the United States, with cold temperatures taking over for good in late November. Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2022 The almanac doesn't hesitate to issue pronouncements. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2022 Based on this almanac, Algonquin tribes that lived in the northeastern U.S. called the full moon in August the Sturgeon moon after the large fish that were more easily caught that same time of year in the Great Lakes. Christopher Brito, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2022 In fairness, the almanac is full of all kinds of information. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2022 California almanac Los Angeles: Cloudy, giving way to sunny, 82. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 See More
Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2022 At a news conference Tuesday, the coalition unveiled a nationwide database that holds a veritable almanac about all things — and people — related to past violent railroad crime in the U.S. Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 The almanac envisions a world largely untroubled by current events. Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 This fall, the almanac forecasted lower-than-usual temperatures across the United States, with cold temperatures taking over for good in late November. Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2022 The almanac doesn't hesitate to issue pronouncements. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2022 Based on this almanac, Algonquin tribes that lived in the northeastern U.S. called the full moon in August the Sturgeon moon after the large fish that were more easily caught that same time of year in the Great Lakes. Christopher Brito, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2022 In fairness, the almanac is full of all kinds of information. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2022 California almanac Los Angeles: Cloudy, giving way to sunny, 82. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English almenak, from Medieval Latin almanach, probably from Arabic al-manākh the almanac
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
almanac
noun
al·ma·nac ˈȯl-mə-ˌnak
ˈal-
: a book published yearly that contains facts about weather and astronomy and other general information
almanac
noun
as in compendium
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