noun

calendar

KAL-uhn-duh

noun

A system for dividing time into days, months, and years.

"The Gregorian calendar is used in most of the world today."

"Some cultures still follow a lunar calendar for religious festivals."

A chart or app showing the days of a year, often with events or dates marked on it.

"She pinned a calendar to the wall with all the school holidays marked."

"Check your calendar and see if you're free on Friday."

A schedule of planned events or appointments.

"The conference is the biggest event on our calendar this year."

"He keeps his work calendar packed with back-to-back meetings."

verb

To schedule or set a date for something, especially a court hearing.

"The judge calendared the hearing for the following month."

How to Use Calendar

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA tool or system for tracking days, dates, and scheduled events.

Common pairings

mark it on the calendar calendar year calendar of events busy calendar

calendared past tense, calendars plural, calendars singular

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The Gregorian _____ is used in most of the world today.

From Old French calendier, from Latin calendarium ("account book"), from calendae, the first day of the Roman month when debts were due.