ad kalendas Graecas
[ ahd kah-len-dahs -grahy-kahs; English ad kuh-len-duhs -gree-kuhs ]
/ ɑd kɑˈlɛn dɑs ˈgraɪ kɑs; English æd kəˈlɛn dəs ˈgri kəs /
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adverb Latin.
at no time; never: from the fact that the Greeks did not reckon dates by calends.
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Origin of ad kalendas Graecas
Literally, “at the Greek calends”
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