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Definition of calendar

calendar

/ˈkæl.ən.dɚ/
cal · en · dar

Adverb:calendrically
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Plural:calendars
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Adjective:calendrical
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Past Simple:calendared
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Past Participle:calendared
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Present Participle:calendaring
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calendar Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A printed or digital chart showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year.

Example

"She circled the date of their anniversary with a red marker on the kitchen calendar."


2

A system of organizing days for social, religious, commercial, or administrative purposes, typically by grouping them into weeks, months, and years.

Example

"The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used civil dating system in the modern world."


3

A schedule or list of planned events and appointments.

Example

"I will need to check my calendar to see if I am available for a meeting on Tuesday morning."

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• verb

1

To schedule or enter an event or appointment into a planner or time-management system.

Example

"The paralegal successfully calendared all of the legal hearings for the upcoming month."

• Rhymes for calendar

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English 'calender', borrowed from Old French 'calendier', from Latin 'calendarium' (account book). This derives from 'calendae' (the calends), which was the first day of the Roman month when interest and debts fell due.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Calendar. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/calendar
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