calendar month
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of calendar month
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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The spring of 2020 was the sunniest on record in the UK with May 2020 the sunniest calendar month on record since records began in 1910.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025
The default position would be that only one twelfth of last year's budget would be released each calendar month - without the increases due from the Treasury.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025
The phrase does not describe the color of the moon; instead, it refers to the second full moon occurring in one calendar month.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
Holi is celebrated at the end of winter and the beginning of spring, on the last full moon day of the Hindu luni-solar calendar month of Falgun.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024
“The pay,” said Jack, “will be at the rate of thirty pounds sterling per calendar month, with uniform and your keep, of course, thrown in.”
From The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection by Cuneo, Cyrus
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