Definition of "almanac" []

• An annual publication including calendars with weather forecasts, astronomical information, tide tables, and other related tabular information. (noun)
• A usually annual reference book composed of various lists, tables, and often brief articles relating to a particular field or many general fields. (noun)

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• "If you would like a guide to other documents available from this almanac information server, send the following one-line message to almanac@. esusda.gov: send ace-catalog"
• "A constellation in Hindu almanac is also named after Trishanku."
• "And when someone said, as they always did and still do at this time of year, "I heard the almanac is predicting a lot of snow this winter," I would always say, "Which almanac?""