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–noun (usually used with a plural verb

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calends.

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cal·ends also kal·ends Audio Help (kāl'əndz, kā'ləndz) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. calends also kalends
The day of the new moon and the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar.

[Middle English kalendes, from Latin kalendae; see kelə-² in Indo-European roots.]

ca·len'dal (kə-lěn'dəl) adj.

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kal·ends Audio Help (kāl'əndz, kā'ləndz) Pronunciation Key
n. Variant of calends.

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Cal"ends\, n. pl. [OE. kalendes month, calends, AS. calend month, fr. L. calendae; akin to calare to call, proclaim, Gr. ??????. CF. Claim.] The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar. [Written also kalends.]

The Greek calends, a time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends.

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