calendar

[kal-uhn-der]

noun

1. a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year.

   He marked the date on his calendar.

2. any of various systems of reckoning time, especially with reference to the beginning, length, and divisions of the year.

3. a list or register, especially one arranged chronologically, as of appointments, work to be done, or cases to be tried in a court.

   Synonyms: program, schedule, diary

4. a list, in the order to be considered, of bills, resolutions, etc., brought before a legislative body.

5. Obsolete.,  a guide or example.

verb (used with object)

1. to enter in a calendar; register.

calendar

/ kæˈlɛndrɪkəl, ˈkælɪndə /

noun

1. 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

2. a table showing any such arrangement, esp as applied to one or more successive years

3. a list, register, or schedule of social events, pending court cases, appointments, etc

verb

1. (tr) to enter in a calendar; schedule; register

Other Word Forms

• calendrical adjective
• calendric adjective
• calendarial adjective
• calendarian adjective
• calendaric adjective
• uncalendared adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of calendar¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English calender, from Anglo-French, from Latin calendārium “account book,” equivalent to Calend(ae) calends (when debts were due) + -ārium -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of calendar¹

C13: via Norman French from Medieval Latin kalendārium account book, from Kalendae the _calends , when interest on debts became due

Example Sentences

"Last week, we reached our 3,000th person for this calendar year…. which included nearly 1,000 children living in poverty," Fr Stevenson said.

From BBC

A calendar call in the case has been set for January.

From Los Angeles Times

The Serb has repeatedly said he will slim down his calendar to protect his body in the final years of his career.

From BBC

I'm told that, yes, the number of sprint events will go up in the coming years - F1 is considering going as far as 12 per season, which would be half the calendar.

From BBC

After years of weathering the #AfterDark absurdity of the Pac-12 Conference, USC hoped moving to the Big Ten might help kick most of those bizarre midnight romps from its calendar.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• agenda 
• almanac 
• card 
• chronology 
• diary 
• docket 
• journal 
• lineup 
• list 
• program 
• table 
• timetable