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

verb

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

Other Word Forms

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

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

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

Example Sentences

When you’re the Yankees’ captain, however, the only month that truly matters is the final one on the baseball calendar.

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The median forecasts in this calendar come from surveys of economists conducted by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.

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After dropping Game 1 in their best-of-three set against the Red Sox, their World Series aspirations were left hanging by a thread before the calendar even turned to October.

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Goodstein has trials scheduled next week, according to her online calendar.

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I opened my calendar to an upcoming weekend and was faced with a Tetris of youth sporting events.

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Related Words

• agenda 
• almanac 
• card 
• chronology 
• diary 
• docket 
• journal 
• lineup 
• list 
• program 
• table 
• timetable