almanac
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[edit] Etymology
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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[edit] Noun
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almanac (plural almanacs)
- A book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.
[edit] Translations
book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of aaaclmn
- mancala
