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calendar month

American  

noun

  1. month.


calendar month British  

noun

  1. See month

"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

Etymology

Origin of calendar month

First recorded in 1780–90

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Meta says those who hit the "free monthly usage limit" will have to wait for their free hours to refresh each calendar month unless they subscribe.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

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

Over a hundred thousand dollars had passed through his hands in less than a calendar month and yet the long haul across the desert from Vegas had put him in the hole.

From Shadow Mountain by Dane Coolidge

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