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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The Christmas morning church service is a big event in the royal calendar, bringing together the Royal Family for a public appearance, with crowds and photographers capturing the moment.
From BBC
Somehow, a beaten and bruised England must stir themselves to find a Christmas miracle at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the most anticipated day in the Australian sporting calendar.
From BBC
As a Hindu, 25 December does not hold any religious significance, but he and his Christian wife Josephine enjoy celebrating each other's traditions, with midnight Mass on Christmas Eve a definite on the festive calendar.
From BBC
The ceremony celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and is one of the most important days in the Catholic Church calendar.
From Barron's
It’s no surprise that the issue has resulted in a lawsuit — make that two lawsuits — before the calendar flipped to 2026.
From Los Angeles Times
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