Hypertext Webster Gateway: "almanac"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Almanac \Al"ma*nac\ (?; 277), n. [LL. almanac, almanach: cf. F.
almanach, Sp. almanaque, It. almanacco, all of uncertain
origin.]
A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months,
to which astronomical data and various statistics are often
added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun
and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of
churches, terms of courts, etc.
{Nautical almanac}, an almanac, or year book, containing
astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and
other information useful to mariners.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
almanac
n 1: an annual publication including weather forecasts and other
miscellaneous information arranged according to the
calendar of a given year [syn: {farmer's calendar}]
2: an annual publication containing tabular information in a
particular field or fields arranged according to the
calendar of a given year
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