calendar

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noun

cal·​en·​dar ˈka-lən-dər How to pronounce calendar (audio)
1
: a system for fixing the beginning, length, and divisions of the civil year and arranging days and longer divisions of time (such as weeks and months) in a definite order see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
2
: a tabular register of days according to a system usually covering one year and referring the days of each month to the days of the week
a desk calendar
3
: an orderly list: such as
a
: a list of cases to be tried in court
b
: a list of bills or other items reported out of committee for consideration by a legislative assembly
c
: a list or schedule of planned events or activities giving dates and details
parties, concerts, and dances make up her calendar for the week
4
British : a university catalog

calendar

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verb

calendared; calendaring ˈka-lən-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce calendar (audio)

transitive verb

: to enter in a calendar
Should we calendar the meeting now?

Examples of calendar in a Sentence

Noun The university's academic calendar runs from September to May. the calendar of upcoming events at the state fair will be available tomorrow
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Noun
The story starts in 1927 with a commission from the famous American banker, Henry Graves Jr., who ordered a pocket watch with 24 complications—including astrological calendars, perpetual calendar, and much more. Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024 Election season is a busy time for financial advisors, as calendars often fill up with calls from clients who are anxious over the potential outcome. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Additional findings include: Full-time office workers (64% do it) are twice as likely to calendar block than their hybrid (28%) and fully remote (eight percent) colleagues. Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 Of course, on the upside, fall also brings that annual explosion of fall foliage that adorns calendar covers and fills tour buses with leaf-peeping tourists and their expendable dollars each year. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for calendar 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English kalendar, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin kalendārium, going back to Latin, "book in which monthly interest on loans (due on the first of the month) was recorded, account book, ledger," from kalendae calends + -ārium -ary entry 1

Verb

derivative of calendar entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of calendar was in the 13th century

Dictionary Entries Near calendar

Cite this Entry

“Calendar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

calendar

1 of 2 noun
cal·​en·​dar ˈkal-ən-dər How to pronounce calendar (audio)
1
a
: an arrangement of time into days, weeks, months, and years
b
: a chart showing the days, weeks, and months of a year
2
a
: a list of items in proper order
b
: a schedule of coming events

calendar

2 of 2 verb
calendared; calendaring
-d(ə-)riŋ
: to enter in a calendar
Etymology

Noun

Middle English calender "calendar," from early French calender and Latin kalendarium (both, same meaning), derived from Latin kalendae "the first day of the (Roman) month"

Legal Definition

calendar

1 of 2 noun
cal·​en·​dar
1
: a list of cases ready to be heard on a procedural action
the motion calendar
specifically : a list of cases ready for trial

called also list

compare docket

Note: Generally it is up to the party that wants to go to trial to have a case placed on the calendar. The party must file with the court a notice that the case is ready for trial and that a jury trial, if desired, is demanded.

2
: a list of bills or other items reported out of committee for consideration by a legislative assembly

calendar

2 of 2 transitive verb
: to place (a case) on a calendar
the Appellate Division, Second Department, is now calendaring civil appealsNew York Law Journal
compare docket

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