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cal·ends (kal′əndz)

plural noun

the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar

Etymology: ME calendes < OE calend, beginning of a month < L kalendae, the first of the month < calare, to announce solemnly, call out < IE base *kel- > low, clamor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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