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calendar
[ kal-uhn-der ]
noun
- a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year:
He marked the date on his calendar.
- any of various systems of reckoning time, especially with reference to the beginning, length, and divisions of the year. Compare Chinese calendar, Gregorian calendar, Hindu calendar, Islamic calendar, Jewish calendar, Julian calendar.
- a list or register, especially one arranged chronologically, as of appointments, work to be done, or cases to be tried in a court.
- a list, in the order to be considered, of bills, resolutions, etc., brought before a legislative body.
- Obsolete. a guide or example.
verb (used with object)
- to enter in a calendar; register.
calendar
/ kæˈlɛndrɪkəl; ˈkælɪndə /
noun
- a system for determining the beginning, length, and order of years and their divisions See also Gregorian calendar Jewish calendar Julian calendar Revolutionary calendar Roman calendar
- a table showing any such arrangement, esp as applied to one or more successive years
- a list, register, or schedule of social events, pending court cases, appointments, etc
verb
- tr to enter in a calendar; schedule; register
Derived Forms
- calendrical, adjective
Other Words From
- ca·len·dri·cal [k, uh, -, len, -dri-k, uh, l], ca·len·dric cal·en·dar·i·al [kal-, uh, n-, dair, -ee-, uh, l], cal·en·dar·i·an cal·en·dar·ic adjective
- un·cal·en·dared adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of calendar1
Example Sentences
“Wonder Woman 1984,” one of many blockbusters originally set for the summer, had been the next big-budget release on the calendar.
Mulan was pulled off the release calendar, indefinitely delaying its debut.
Make room on your workspace for this 11-by-17 inch, freewheeling desk calendar designed for people or families with active schedules.
Even if you don’t consider yourself incredibly Type A, a desk calendar can bring you a sense of order and calm, even in the most turbulent times.
The calendar called for Potts to appear on stage in the morning as the sergeant at arms for the conference.
Newton was born during a 150-year-period where England used a different calendar from the rest of Europe.
Mark your calendar for the global summit, April 22 to 24 in NYC!
Chanukah itself is a relatively minor holiday on the religious Jewish calendar.
Her Facebook photos could populate a tame “girls with guns” style calendar.
The days it takes place are marked on the wall calendar in the kitchen and counted down to with feverish excitement.
The following lines from the same source have been very appropriately called "The Smoker's Calendar."
He noticed the date on the hotel calendar, and realised that the Fates had another ten days in which to drown him.
But the shadows are lengthening, the days come and go, and still my name has not appeared on the court calendar.
The bill is read in its entirety when its turn comes on the calendar and the "Patron" explains carefully its contents.
Taking down a calendar from the wall, he laid it beside the paper on the table before the too eager lawyer.
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