calendar month
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of calendar month
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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This is the name given to the second full Moon in a calendar month.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
The phrase does not describe the color of the moon; instead, it refers to the second full moon occurring in one calendar month.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
Each month usually hosts only one full moon, but blue moons sometimes arise because the lunar cycle is 29.5 days long — just short of the length of an average calendar month.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2023
It's the first of two supermoons this month - the next full moon on 30 August will be called a Blue Moon as it the second full moon to appear in one calendar month.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2023
On the 4th of April, 1841,—precisely one calendar month after his inauguration,—President Harrison died.
From Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. by Quincy, Josiah
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