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calendar

cal·en·dar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kal-uh n-der]
    • /ˈkæl ən dər/
    • /ˈkæl.ɪn.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kal-uh n-der]
    • /ˈkæl ən dər/

Definitions of calendar word

  • countable noun calendar A calendar is a chart or device which displays the date and the day of the week, and often the whole of a particular year divided up into months, weeks, and days. 3
  • countable noun calendar A calendar is a particular system for dividing time into periods such as years, months, and weeks, often starting from a particular point in history. 3
  • countable noun calendar You can use calendar to refer to a series or list of events and activities which take place on particular dates, and which are important for a particular organization, community, or person. 3
  • noun calendar a system for determining the beginning, length, and order of years and their divisions 3
  • noun calendar a table showing any such arrangement, esp as applied to one or more successive years 3
  • noun calendar a list, register, or schedule of social events, pending court cases, appointments, etc 3

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Origin of calendar

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English calender < Anglo-French < Latin calendārium account book, equivalent to Calend(ae) calends (when debts were due) + -ārium -ary; see -ar2

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Parts of speech for Calendar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

calendar popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

calendar usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for calendar

noun calendar

  • almanac — An almanac is a book published every year which contains information about the movements of the planets, the changes of the moon and the tides, and the dates of important anniversaries.
  • journal — a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations: She kept a journal during her European trip.
  • list — Friedrich [free-drik] /ˈfri drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1789–1846, U.S. political economist and journalist, born in Germany.
  • program — software
  • diary — A diary is a book which has a separate space for each day of the year. You use a diary to write down things you plan to do, or to record what happens in your life day by day.

Top questions with calendar

  • how to share google calendar?
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  • how to share a google calendar?

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