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calendar

Syllabification: (cal·en·dar)
Pronunciation: /ˈkaləndər/
(abbreviation: cal or cal.)
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Definition of calendar

noun

  • a chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, or giving particular seasonal information.
  • North American a datebook.
  • a system by which the beginning, length, and subdivisions of the year are fixed. See also Jewish calendar, Julian calendar, Gregorian calendar.
  • a timetable of special days or events of a specified kind or involving a specified group:the college calendar

verb

[with object]
  • enter (something) in a calendar or timetable.

Derivatives

calendric

Pronunciation: /kəˈlendrik/
adjective

calendrical

Pronunciation: /kəˈlendrikəl/
adjective

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French calendier, from Latin kalendarium 'account book', from kalendae (see calends)

Remember that calendar ends with -ar.keep an annual record on your calendar.

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