calendar (ˈkælɪndə
)
Definitions
noun
- a system for determining the beginning, length, and order of years and their divisions See also Gregorian calendar , Jewish calendar , Julian calendar , Revolutionary calendar , Roman calendar
- a table showing any such arrangement, esp as applied to one or more successive years
- a list, register, or schedule of social events, pending court cases, appointments, etc
verb
- (tr) to enter in a calendar; schedule; register
Alternative Forms
calendrical (kæˈlɛndrɪkəll) caˈlendric adjective Word Origin
C13: via Norman French from Medieval Latin kalendārium account book, from Kalendae the calends, when interest on debts became dueTranslations
- British English:
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.There was a calendar on the wall.ˈkælɪndə NOUN There was a calendar on the wall.
- Spanish:
calendario
nm
- French:
calendrier
nm
- German:
Kalender
nm Kalender
- Chinese: 日历 n
- Arabic: تَقْوِيـم n
- Portuguese: calendário nm
- Russian: календарь nm
- Croatian: kalendar nm
- Czech: kalendář nm
- Danish: kalender nutr
- Dutch: kalender nm
- Finnish: kalenteri n
- Greek: ημερολόγιο nnt
- Italian: calendario nm
- Japanese: カレンダー n
- Korean: 달력 n
- Norwegian: kalender nm
- Polish: kalendarz nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: calendário nm
- European Spanish:
calendario
nm
- Swedish: kalender nutr
- Thai: ปฎิทิน n
- Turkish: takvim n
- Vietnamese: lịch n
Usage examples
In my closet, under my bed, sitting at my desk, smiling at me from a calendar.
, Iced (1993)The Phoenix Park event is one of the oldest on the world motorsport calendar.
Irish Times (2002)They have now become the first English side to lift five trophies in a calendar year, with their nap hand coming in six marvellous months.
Glasgow Herald (2001)We were already living in the year 1422, according to the Islamic calendar.
, KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds (2004)