almanac
noun /ˈɔːlmənæk/, /ˈælmənæk/
/ˈɔːlmənæk/, /ˈælmənæk/
(also less frequent almanack)
- a book or digital resource that is released every year giving information for that year about a particular subject or activity
- a cricket almanac
- a book or digital resource that gives information about the sun, moon, times of the tides (= the rise and fall of the sea level), etc. for each day of the year
Word Originlate Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek almenikhiaka, of unknown origin.