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Almanac vs Parapegma - What's the difference?

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Almanac is a synonym of parapegma.


As nouns the difference between almanac and parapegma

is that almanac is a book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information while parapegma is a device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.

almanac

English

(wikipedia almanac)

Alternative forms

* almanack

Noun

(en noun)
  • A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.

    • Anagrams

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    parapegma

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.
    • *{{quote-book , year=2007 , author=Daryn Lehoux , title=Astronomy, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World , chapter= , url= , isbn= , page=12 , passage=At its most basic, the word parapegma (plural:parapegmata) describes any instrument that tracked cyclical phenomena by the use of a moveable peg or pegs.}}

    Synonyms

    * almanac