almanac

Mira otros diccionarios:

• Almanac — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Almanac — (Shinano,Япония) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 389 1303 Нагано, Shinano, Nojiri …   Каталог отелей

• almanac — (n.) late 14c., attested in Anglo Latin from mid 13c., via O.Fr. almanach or M.L. almanachus, of uncertain origin. It is sometimes said to be from a Spanish Arabic al manakh calendar, almanac, but possibly ultimately from Late Gk. almenichiakon… …   Etymology dictionary

• ALMANAC — is the name of a major breast cancer trial. The acronym stands for Axillary Lymphatic Mapping Against Nodal Axillary Clearance. This major randomized trial performed in several centres in the UK produced clear evidence that sentinel node biopsy… …   Wikipedia

• almanac — index calendar (record of yearly periods), register Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• almanac — almanac. m. desus. almanaque (ǁ registro de los días del año) …   Enciclopedia Universal

• almanac — is now spelt ac except in traditional titles including The Oxford Almanack and Whitaker sAlmanack …   Modern English usage

• almanac — [n] document containing information for a year annual, calendar, chronicle, ephemeris, journal, record, register, registry, yearbook; concepts 280,801,809,823 …   New thesaurus

• almanac — (also almanack) ► NOUN 1) a calendar giving important dates and information, such as the phases of the moon. 2) an annual handbook containing information of general or specialist interest. ORIGIN Greek almenikhiaka …   English terms dictionary

• almanac — [ôl′mə nak΄, al′mə nak΄] n. [ME almenak < ML almanachus < LGr almenichiaka, calendar, ? of Coptic orig.] 1. a yearly calendar of days, weeks, and months, with astronomical data, weather forecasts, etc. 2. a book published annually,… …   English World dictionary