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ALMANAC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does almanac mean?
• ALMANAC (noun)
The noun ALMANAC has 2 senses:
1. an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
2. an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
Familiarity information: ALMANAC used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
almanac; farmer's calendar
Hypernyms ("almanac" is a kind of...):
annual; yearbook; yearly (a reference book that is published regularly once every year)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("almanac" is a kind of...):
annual; yearbook; yearly (a reference book that is published regularly once every year)
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