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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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

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Retailers will also feature heavily on the earnings calendar, with Home Depot reporting results on Tuesday and Lowe’s and Target reporting on Wednesday.

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The SAG Awards have long been a reliable precursor to the Oscars on the awards season calendar, with last year being an exception.

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The company is preparing for “higher demand beginning in the second half of calendar 2026,” Applied Materials Chief Financial Officer Brice Hill said in a statement, citing conversations with customers and partners.

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“The calendar shift is one of the most important decisions in our history,” MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a statement.

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The new calendar, similar that of European leagues, also includes a winter break from mid-December to early February.

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