calendar
a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
any of various systems of reckoning time, especially with reference to the beginning, length, and divisions of the year.: Compare Chinese calendar, Gregorian calendar, Hindu calendar, Islamic calendar, Jewish calendar, Julian calendar.
a list or register, especially one arranged chronologically, as of appointments, work to be done, or cases to be tried in a court.
a list, in the order to be considered, of bills, resolutions, etc., brought before a legislative body.
Obsolete. a guide or example.
to enter in a calendar; register.
Origin of calendar
1Other words for calendar
Other words from calendar
- ca·len·dri·cal [kuh-len-dri-kuhl], /kəˈlɛn drɪ kəl/, ca·len·dric, cal·en·dar·i·al [kal-uhn-dair-ee-uhl], /ˌkæl ənˈdɛər i əl/, cal·en·dar·i·an, cal·en·dar·ic, adjective
- un·cal·en·dared, adjective
Words that may be confused with calendar
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How to use calendar in a sentence
French rugby players provided similar knowing delight in their Dieux du Stade calendars.
Prince Fielder’s Demi Moore Moment: World Loses It Over Athlete Without Six-Pack | Tim Teeman | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEach woman was required to buy 50 to 75 Buffalo Jills swimsuit calendars at $10 each and sell them.
It’s Buffalo Jills Vs. Buffalo Bills in Ex-Cheerleaders’ New Lawsuit | Emily Shire | April 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis likeness adorns the more expensive posters, calendars and tea towels inside the store.
The Seedy Side of Sainthood: Was John Paul II Canonized Too Fast? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | April 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSanta is a fixture in a fixture in holiday calendars, at malls, and on lawns across suburbia.
The cat population has inspired novelty souvenirs, including calendars.
We have spoken many times of the Calendars (Fasti): it is necessary now to obtain some clearer notion of what they were.
The Religion of Ancient Rome | Cyril BaileyIn the English version—with a few unimportant exceptions—the dates are given according to both calendars.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThe French means—'Calendars are illumined, and other books are confirmed (or authenticated), when thy name illumines them.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerChaucer has 'illuminated calendars, in this world, are those that are brightened by thy name.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerThere were several pictures of ships on the wall, a few maps, and insurance calendars.
The Viking Blood | Frederick William Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for calendar
/ (ˈkælɪndə) /
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
a table showing any such arrangement, esp as applied to one or more successive years
a list, register, or schedule of social events, pending court cases, appointments, etc
(tr) to enter in a calendar; schedule; register
Origin of calendar
1Derived forms of calendar
- calendrical (kæˈlɛndrɪkəl) or calendric, adjective
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