calendar
Americannoun
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a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year.
He marked the date on his calendar.
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any of various systems of reckoning time, especially with reference to the beginning, length, and divisions of the year.
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a list or register, especially one arranged chronologically, as of appointments, work to be done, or cases to be tried in a court.
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a list, in the order to be considered, of bills, resolutions, etc., brought before a legislative body.
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Obsolete. a guide or example.
verb (used with object)
noun
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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
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a table showing any such arrangement, esp as applied to one or more successive years
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a list, register, or schedule of social events, pending court cases, appointments, etc
verb
Other Word Forms
- calendarial adjective
- calendarian adjective
- calendaric adjective
- calendric adjective
- calendrical adjective
- uncalendared adjective
Etymology
Origin of calendar
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
Example Sentences
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It originally marked the birthday of our first president, George Washington, and is still designated as Washington’s Birthday on the federal and New York Stock Exchange calendars.
From MarketWatch
The AI bot can run tasks on your own device, such as sending WhatsApp messages or managing your calendar, with little human input.
From BBC
The matches at Cardiff's 74,000 Principality Stadium usually sell out or reach high capacity for a tournament that has traditionally been a highlight of the Welsh sporting calendar.
From BBC
The U.S. corporate earnings calendar is heavy next week.
From MarketWatch
Beyond worries in the stock market over disruption from artificial intelligence and Big Tech falling out favor after potentially excessive enthusiasm surrounding AI, investors are paying close attention to the U.S. economic calendar.
From MarketWatch
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