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kalendses

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kal⋅ends

  [kal-uhndz]
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–noun (usually used with a plural verb)
calends.

cal⋅ends

  [kal-uhndz]
–noun (usually used with a plural verb)
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
Also, kalends.

Origin:
1325–75; ME kalendes, alter. (with native pl. suffix) of L kalendae, perh. equiv. to cal- (base of calāre to proclaim) + -end- formative suffix (perh. for *-and-) + -ae pl. ending
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