calendar
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French calendier, from Latin calendarium (“account book”), from calendae (“the first day of the month”), from calare (“to announce solemnly, to call out (the sighting of the new moon)”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ˈkæl.ən.də/, X-SAMPA: /"k{l.@n.d@/
- (US) enPR: kălʹəndər, IPA: /ˈkæl.ən.dɚ/, X-SAMPA: /"k{l.@n.d@`/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əndə(r)
- Homophone: calender
Noun[edit]
calendar (plural calendars)
- Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
- We currently use the Gregorian calendar.
- A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.
- Write his birthday on the calendar hanging on the wall.
- A list of planned events.
- The club has a busy calendar this year.
Usage notes[edit]
- Do not confuse calendar with calender.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- calendric
- calendrical
- Chinese calendar
- French Republican Calendar
- Gregorian calendar
- Hebrew calendar
- Jewish calendar
- Julian calendar
- lunar calendar
- lunisolar calendar
- solar calendar
- desktop calendar
Translations[edit]
system by which time is divided
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means to determine the date
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a list of planned events
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Verb[edit]
calendar (third-person singular simple present calendars, present participle calendaring, simple past and past participle calendared)
- (law) To set a date for a proceeding in court, usually done by a judge at a calendar call.
- The judge agreed to calendar a hearing for pretrial motions for the week of May 15, but did not agree to calendar the trial itself on a specific date.
- To enter or write in a calendar; to register.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Waterhouse to this entry?)
Translations[edit]
to set a date for a proceeding in court
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Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (popular) călindar
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed (in this form) from Latin calendārium. Cf. the inherited doublet cărindar.
Noun[edit]
Declension[edit]
declension of calendar
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| gender n | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | un calendar | calendarul | niște calendare | calendarele |
| genitive/dative | unui calendar | calendarului | unor calendare | calendarelor |