Calendar Definition

kălən-dər

calendars

noun

Any of various systems of reckoning time in which the beginning, length, and divisions of a year are defined, sometimes along with multiyear cycles.

American Heritage

A system of determining the beginning, length, and divisions of a year and for arranging the year into days, weeks, and months.

Webster's New World

A table, chart, register, etc. that shows such an arrangement, usually for a single year.

Webster's New World

A list or schedule, as of pending court cases, bills coming before a legislature, planned social events, etc.

Webster's New World

A schedule of events.

American Heritage

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verb

To enter in a calendar; specif., to schedule.

Webster's New World

(law) To set a date for a proceeding in court, usually done by a judge at a calendar call.

The judge agreed to calendar a hearing for pretrial motions for the week of May 15, but did not agree to calendar the trial itself on a specific date.

Wiktionary

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Synonyms:
intercalate

adjective

Such as that appearing on certain popular, conventional calendars.

Calendar art, a calendar girl.

Webster's New World

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Synonyms:
intercalary

Other Word Forms of Calendar

Noun

Singular:

calendar

Plural:

calendars

Origin of Calendar

Middle English calender from Old French calendier from Late Latin kalendārium from Latin account book from kalendae calends (from the fact that monthly interest was due on the calends) kelə-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French calendier, from Latin calendarium (“account book”), from calendae (“the first day of the month”), from calare (“to announce solemnly, to call out (the sighting of the new moon)”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.

From Wiktionary