almanac
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almanac
- [ˈɔl.mə.næk] US
- [ˈæl-] US
- [ˈɑl.mə.næk] cot caught merger
- [ˈæl-] cot caught merger
- [ˈɔːl.mə.næk] UK
- [ˈɒl-] UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English almenak, from Old French almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic مَنَاخ (manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”).
noun almanacs · almanack
- A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.
- A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.
- A GPS signal consisting of coarse orbit and status information for each satellite in a satellite constellation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: book, yearbook, calendar, annual, ephemeris, annuary, register, manual, handbook, directory, compendium, digest, gazette, guidebook, chronicle, annals
Translations
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noun book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
| Español | almanaque |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연감 yeon'gam, 얼머낵 eolmeonaek |
| 日本語 | 年鑑 nenkan, アルマナック arumanakku |
| 中文 | 曆書 /历书 lìshū, 皇曆 /皇历 huánglì, 年鑑 /年鉴 niánjiàn |
| Português | almanaque |
| Français | almanach |
| Deutsch | Almanach |
| Italiano | almanacco |
| Ελληνικά | αλμανάκ almanák, καζαμίας kazamías, μερομήνια meromínia |
| Română | almanah |
| Русский | альмана́х alʹmanáx, календа́рь kalendárʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lịch thư |
| العربية | رُوزْنَامَة rūznāma, تَقْوِيم taqwīm |
| עברית | אַלְמָנָךְ almanákh |
noun handbook published annually
| 中文 | 年鑒 /年鉴 niánjiàn |
|---|---|
| Português | anuário |
| Русский | альмана́х alʹmanáx, ежего́дник ježegódnik |
Talk about this word "almanac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/almanac. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. almanac. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/almanac "almanac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/almanac.Cite this
@misc{almanac_2026,
title = {almanac},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/almanac},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
