perpetual calendar

noun

: a table for finding the day of the week for any one of a wide range of dates

Examples of perpetual calendar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Among the features are a perpetual calendar, and five different chiming modes. Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024 The perpetual calendar displays the week, day, date, astronomical moon, month, leap year, hours, and minutes, no less. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024 Aside from being the most complicated watch every produced, the Berkley is also the first mechanical watch to contain a traditional Chinese perpetual calendar. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024 Throughout his storied career—tracing back to that early contract with IWC—Renaud has been called upon to help develop highly complicated watches incorporating tourbillons, perpetual calendars, and the like. Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for perpetual calendar 

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Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of perpetual calendar was in 1577

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“Perpetual calendar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetual%20calendar. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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