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Meaning of ALMANAC

Pronunciation:  'olmu`nak

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
  2. [n]  an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
 

ALMANAC is a 7 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: farmer's calendar
 
 See Also: annual, yearbook

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming of an Almanac might warn you against the temptation of easy fortune and pleasures. What comes easily, goes easily too, so you might consider this dream as a possible warning.
 

 

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