Definition

1. Noun:
   • Almanac: A book published annually that contains a calendar for the coming year, important dates, astronomical data, and often various facts, figures, and useful information.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông tôi thường tra cứu ngày tốt trong cuốn sách lịch. (My grandfather often looks up auspicious days in the almanac.)
  • Sách lịch năm nay có nhiều thông tin thú vị về thiên văn. (This year's almanac has a lot of interesting information about astronomy.)
  • Đây là một cuốn sách lịch cổ rất quý giá. (This is a very valuable old almanac.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "sách lịch" traditionally refers to a physical book. In modern contexts, the information found in an almanac is often available digitally, but the core concept of a compiled reference for dates and annual data remains.

Variants and Related Words

• Lịch (bloc lịch) (n): A wall calendar or desk calendar, typically showing only dates and months, not containing the extensive reference information of an almanac.

  • Cô ấy tặng tôi một cuốn lịch để bàn rất đẹp. (She gave me a very beautiful desk calendar.)

• Niên lịch (n): A synonym for almanac, though less commonly used in everyday speech than "sách lịch".

Synonyms

• Almanac: An annual reference book containing a calendar and other information.
• Yearbook: In some contexts, can refer to an annual publication of facts and statistics.

Related Concepts

• Lịch Vạn Niên: (Perpetual calendar). This is a specific and common type of sách lịch in Vietnamese culture. It is a reference book or chart used to find the day of the week for any given date over a long span of years, and it often includes astrological and geomantic details for selecting auspicious days.
  • Anh ấy cần một quyển Lịch Vạn Niên để xem ngày cưới. (He needs a perpetual calendar to choose a wedding date.)

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