noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: navigation
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A GPS signal consisting of coarse orbit and status information for each satellite in a satellite constellation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: annual, yearly, yearbook
5
noun
Meaning 5
an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: farmer's calendar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: annual, yearly, yearbook
History
Etymology
From Middle English almenak, from Old French almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”).
Across languages
Translations
93 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
almanak
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Arabic:
رُوزْنَامَة
(rūznāma)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Arabic:
تَقْوِيم
(taqwīm)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Armenian:
տարեցույց
(tarecʻuycʻ)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Armenian:
ալմանախ
(almanax)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Azerbaijani:
almanax
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Belarusian:
альмана́х
(alʹmanáx)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Bulgarian:
алмана́х
(almanáh)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Catalan:
almanac
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Chinese Mandarin:
曆書 /历书
(lìshū)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Chinese Mandarin:
皇曆 /皇历
(huánglì)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Chinese Mandarin:
年鑑 /年鉴
(niánjiàn)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Czech:
almanach
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Danish:
almanak
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Dutch:
almanak
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Esperanto:
almanako
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Esperanto:
almanaĥo
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Estonian:
almanahh
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Faroese:
álmanakki
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Finnish:
almanakka
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
French:
almanach
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Galician:
almanaque
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Galician:
reportorio
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Galician:
calandraxo
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Georgian:
ალმანახი
(almanaxi)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
German:
Almanach
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Greek:
αλμανάκ
(almanák)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Greek:
καζαμίας
(kazamías)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Greek:
μερομήνια
(meromínia)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Hebrew:
אַלְמָנָךְ
(almanákh)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Hungarian:
almanach
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Ido:
almanako
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Indonesian:
almanak
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Irish:
almanag
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Italian:
almanacco
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Japanese:
年鑑
(nenkan)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Japanese:
アルマナック
(arumanakku)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Kazakh:
жыржинақ
(jyrjinaq)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Kazakh:
альманах
(almanax)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Khmer:
មហាសង្ក្រាន្ត
(mĕəʼhaa sɑngkraan)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Korean:
연감
(yeon'gam)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Korean:
년감
(nyeon'gam)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Korean:
얼머낵
(eolmeonaek)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Kyrgyz:
альманах
(almanah)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Latin:
fāstī
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Latin:
almanacus
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Latvian:
almanahs
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Lithuanian:
almanachas
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Macedonian:
алманах
(almanah)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Malay:
almanak
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Maltese:
almanakk
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Manx:
feaillere
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Manx:
meesaghan
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Norman:
almonnas
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Norwegian Bokmål:
almanakk
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Occitan:
almanac
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Persian:
زیگ
(zig)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Persian:
دَفتَرِ سال
(daftar-e sâl)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Persian:
سالنَما
(sâlnamâ)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Persian:
سالنامه
(sâlnâme)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Polish:
almanach
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Portuguese:
almanaque
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Romanian:
almanah
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Russian:
альмана́х
(alʹmanáx)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Russian:
календа́рь
(kalendárʹ)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Scottish Gaelic:
almanac
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Serbo-Croatian:
алма̀нах
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Serbo-Croatian:
almànah
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Slovak:
almanach
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Slovene:
almanah
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Spanish:
almanaque
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Swedish:
almanacka
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Tagalog:
almanake
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Tajik:
алманах
(almanax)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Tatar:
әлманах
(älmanax)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Telugu:
పంచాంగము
(pañcāṅgamu)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Thai:
กาลานุกรม
(gaa-laa-nú-grom)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Tibetan:
ལེ་ཐོ
(le tho)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Turkish:
almanak
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Ukrainian:
альмана́х
(alʹmanáx)
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Uzbek:
almanax
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Vietnamese:
lịch thư
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Welsh:
almanac
— book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year
Chinese Mandarin:
年鑒 /年鉴
(niánjiàn)
— handbook published annually
Finnish:
vuosikirja
— handbook published annually
Galician:
anuario
— handbook published annually
Irish:
almanag
— handbook published annually
Kazakh:
жыржинақ
(jyrjinaq)
— handbook published annually
Polish:
almanach
— handbook published annually
Portuguese:
anuário
— handbook published annually
Russian:
альмана́х
(alʹmanáx)
— handbook published annually
Russian:
ежего́дник
(ježegódnik)
— handbook published annually