:a book published every year that contains facts about the movements of the sun and moon, changes in the tides, and information of general interest历书;年历
2
:a book published every year that contains detailed information on a special subject年鉴
: 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 WebThursday'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
Word History
Etymology
Middle English almenak, from Medieval Latin almanach, probably from Arabic al-manākh the almanac