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calendar

ca·len·dar

US/ˈkæl.ən.də/ fairly common us
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

2.

a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc)

  • “I have you on my calendar for next Monday”
3.

a tabular array of the days (usually for one year)

verb

1.

enter into a calendar

Origin

From Middle English kalender, from Old French calendier, from Latin calendarium (“account book”), from kalendae (“the first day of the month”), from kalō (“to announce solemnly, to call out (the sighting of the new moon)”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-.

Phrases

  • calendar anomaly
  • calendar clock
  • calendar day
  • calendar effect
  • calendar girl
  • calendar method
  • calendar month
  • calendar spread

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