almanac

Everyday

1. A book published every year with a calendar and facts like sunrise times, tides, the moon's phases and weather predictions. tree →
2. A yearly book of facts and figures about a subject, like sport or a country. tree →

In the lessons

In history, farmers used almanacs to plan planting; Benjamin Franklin wrote «Poor Richard's Almanack». Today almanacs list records and facts. Phrases: «farmer's almanac», «sports almanac».

Examples

• Grandpa checks the almanac for the full moon. tree →
• The almanac lists sunrise times for every day. tree →
• Benjamin Franklin published a famous almanac. tree →
• The football almanac has every score since 1888. tree →
• Farmers used almanacs to decide when to plant. tree →
• Old almanacs gave weather guesses, not always right. tree →

Note

Countable. Old spelling: almanack. Weather predictions in almanacs are not reliable science.