Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
- noun A table showing the months, weeks, and days in at least one specific year.
- noun A schedule of events.
- noun An ordered list of matters to be considered.
- noun Chiefly British A catalog of a university.
- transitive verb To enter in a calendar; schedule.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A machine consisting of two or more cylinders or rolls revolving very nearly in contact, between which are passed woven fabrics, paper, etc., for preparation or finishing by means of great pressure, often aided by heat communicated from the interior of the cylinders.
- noun An establishment in which woven fabrics are prepared for market by the use of the calender and the other necessary processes.
- noun [Prop. calendrer, q. v.] A calendrer.
- noun A collection of monthly astronomical tables for a year, arranged by weeks and days, with accompanying data; an almanac.
- noun A system of reckoning time, especially the method of fixing the length and divisions of the year.
- noun A table or tables of the days of each month in a year, with their numbers, for use in fixing dates.
- noun A table or catalogue of persons, events, etc., made out in order of time, as a list of saints with the dates of their festivals, or of the causes to be tried in a court; specifically, in British universities, a chronological statement of the exercises, lectures, examinations, etc., of a year or of a course of study.
- noun A guide; anything set up to regulate one's conduct.
- noun A series of emblematic pictures of the months: a common motive of decoration during the middle ages, in sculpture, painted glass, earthenware tiles, and the like.
- To enter or write in a calendar; register.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To enter or write in a calendar; to register.
- noun An orderly arrangement of the division of time, adapted to the purposes of civil life, as years, months, weeks, and days; also, a register of the year with its divisions; an almanac.
- noun (Eccl.) A tabular statement of the dates of feasts, offices, saints' days, etc., esp. of those which are liable to change yearly according to the varying date of Easter.
- noun An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule.
- noun one that shows the days of the week and month.
- noun See under
Month . - noun See under
Vendémiaire . - noun See under
Gregorian ,Julian , andPerpetual .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
system by whichtime is divided intodays ,weeks ,months , andyears . - noun A
means to determine the date consisting of adocument containingdates and othertemporal information. - noun A list of planned
events . - verb law To set a date for a proceeding in
court , usually done by a judge at acalendar call . - verb To enter or write in a calendar; to register.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
- noun a tabular array of the days (usually for one year)
- noun a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc)
- verb enter into a calendar
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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V. ii.114 (330,6) the card or calendar of gentry] The general preceptor of elegance; the _card_ by which a gentleman is to direct his course; the _calendar_ by which he is to choose his time, that what he does may be both excellent and seasonable.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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The economic calendar is short for Thursday and the last of the week as there are no scheduled releases for Friday.
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But the calendar is the calendar, and I've already put this column off once for the election (it really should have run Monday ...), so here we go with our monthly look at Obama's poll numbers.
Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch -- October, 2010 Chris Weigant 2010
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An electronic file (email attachment or diskette) of the calendar is available in Microsoft Word format for $10.00.
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Another good feature of this calendar is the ability to customize the time to your own time zone.
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But the calendar is the calendar, and I've already put this column off once for the election (it really should have run Monday ...), so here we go with our monthly look at Obama's poll numbers.
Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch -- October, 2010 Chris Weigant 2010
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Tracey, we suggest you call back and explain to them that the calendar is at least 25% useless at this point, and that they didn't deliver as promised.
Outside Magazine Will Send Your Free 2009 Calendar When It's In The Discount Bin - The Consumerist 2009
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But the calendar is the calendar, and I've already put this column off once for the election (it really should have run Monday ...), so here we go with our monthly look at Obama's poll numbers.
Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch -- October, 2010 Chris Weigant 2010
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Apparently her grasp of the calendar is as weak as her grasp on economics.
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But the calendar is the calendar, and I've already put this column off once for the election (it really should have run Monday ...), so here we go with our monthly look at Obama's poll numbers.
Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch -- October 2010 Chris Weigant 2010
oroboros commented on the word calendar
We've all seen just about every kind of calendar you can imagine, but whoever imagined THIS !!?
August 18, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word calendar
Ugh. That is completely tasteless. Not that I approve of them, but at least I understand the purpose of calendars full of nekkid, or nearly nekkid women. I can't imagine anyone buying a calendar of dog piddle.
August 19, 2007
uselessness commented on the word calendar
I think it's supposed to be ironic. Sort of a parody of all the countless (very specific) calendar themes out there. I mean, there are whole stores that sell nothing but calendars. Millions of artsy pictures of things that surely no one could care about. So I can see the humor in a dog poo calendar. Doesn't mean I'd buy one though.
August 20, 2007
seanahan commented on the word calendar
This word is from the Latin kalends, which meant "debts are due", which also referred to the first of the month. Apparently, Rome was more similar to us than we thought.
August 20, 2007