Definition of Almanec
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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