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• 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• almanac — (n.) late 14c., attested in Anglo Latin from mid 13c., via O.Fr. almanach or M.L. almanachus, of uncertain origin. It is sometimes said to be from a Spanish Arabic al manakh calendar, almanac, but possibly ultimately from Late Gk. almenichiakon… …   Etymology dictionary

• ALMANAC — is the name of a major breast cancer trial. The acronym stands for Axillary Lymphatic Mapping Against Nodal Axillary Clearance. This major randomized trial performed in several centres in the UK produced clear evidence that sentinel node biopsy… …   Wikipedia

• almanac — [n] document containing information for a year annual, calendar, chronicle, ephemeris, journal, record, register, registry, yearbook; concepts 280,801,809,823 …   New thesaurus

• Almanac — An almanac (also spelled almanack and almanach) is an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields often arranged according to the calendar. Astronomical data and various statistics are also found in almanacs …   Wikipedia

• almanac — /awl meuh nak /, n. 1. an annual publication containing a calendar for the coming year, the times of such events and phenomena as anniversaries, sunrises and sunsets, phases of the moon, tides, etc., and other statistical information and related… …   Universalium

• Almanac Singers — The Almanac Singers were a group of folk musicians who, as their name indicates, specialized in topical songs, especially songs connected with union organizing. Members Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie began playing… …   Wikipedia

• Year — A year (from Old English gēar) is the orbital period of the Earth moving around the Sun. For an observer on Earth, this corresponds to the period it takes the Sun to complete one course throughout the zodiac along the ecliptic. In astronomy, the… …   Wikipedia

• almanac — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. calendar, ephemeris. See chronometry, publication. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. calendar, yearbook, annual, ephemeris, astronomical table, register, registry, Whitaker, farmer s almanac, world almanac,… …   English dictionary for students

• almanac — [[t]ɔ͟ːlmənæk[/t]] almanacs also almanack 1) N COUNT: oft in names An almanac is a book published every year which contains information about the movements of the planets, the changes of the moon and the tides, and the dates of important… …   English dictionary

• almanac — UK [ˈɔːlməˌnæk] / US [ˈɔlməˌnæk, ˈælməˌnæk] noun [countable] Word forms almanac : singular almanac plural almanacs 1) a book published every year that tells you about the movements of the planets, the times of the tides, and the dates of… …   English dictionary