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almanac
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noun
  1. A book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.
Translations:
  • Italian: almanaco
  • Spanish: almanaque
Etymology: Old French almanach < Medieval Latin almanachus < Hispano-Arabic almanak (almanac, calendar) > or < Arabic (ARchar, ÙÙ, ÙÙÙ) (al-manÄx, climate), possibly from Late (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
  • me(n)ses-
(moon, month) < PIE base
  • me-
  • (to measure).

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