calendar

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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-.

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calendar (plural calendars)

  1. Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
    We currently use the Gregorian calendar.
  2. 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.
  3. A list of planned events.
    The club has a busy calendar this year.

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  • Do not confuse calendar with calender.

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calendar (third-person singular simple present calendars, present participle calendaring, simple past and past participle calendared)

  1. (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.

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From Latin calendārium.

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calendar n. (plural calendare)

  1. calendar
  2. almanac

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