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almanac.

A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.

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Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɔl.mə.næk]General-American[ˈæl-]General-American[ˈɑl.mə.næk]cot-caught-merger[ˈæl-]cot-caught-merger
  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. A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.

  3. A GPS signal consisting of coarse orbit and status information for each satellite in a satellite constellation.

Where this word comes from

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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