almanac

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Old French almanach, from Mediaeval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic  (almanak), almanac, calendar) > or < Arabic المناخ (al-manāx), climate), from Late Ancient Greek αλμενιχιακά (calendar), probably ultimately of Coptic origin. Possibly the central syllable -man- is cognate with moon and month, or else was influenced by Proto-Indo-European *mens- (moon, month) < PIE base *me- (to measure).

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Singular
almanac

Plural
almanacs

almanac (plural almanacs)

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

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