1. (n.) A diary; a journal.

2. (n.) A publication giving the computed places of the heavenly bodies for each day of the year, with other numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and navigator; an astronomical almanac; as, the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.

3. (n.) Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several successive days.

4. (n.) A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature.

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