noun
also al·ma·nack ˈȯməˌnak, ˈal- also ˈäl- or -_nik
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English almenak, from Medieval Latin almanach, probably from Arabic al-manākh the almanac, calendar
1.
a. : a publication containing astronomical and meteorological date arranged according to the days, weeks, and months of a given year and often including a miscellany of other information
b. : a publication containing statistical, tabular, and general information (as on world events, an individual society, or a religious body) related to a given calendar period, usually a year
Nat'l Catholic Almanac
Information Please Almanac
c. : a publication containing a collection of useful or otherwise interesting facts or statistics usually in the form of tables and often covering the period of a given year
The World Almanac
2. : a publication containing data on royal and titled families of Europe