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Calendar: meaning, definitions and examples

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calendar

 

[ หˆkรฆl.ษ™n.dษ™r ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

marking time

A calendar is a system for organizing days for social, religious, commercial, or administrative purposes. This is done by giving names to periods of time, typically days, weeks, months, and years.

Synonyms

agenda, schedule, timetable

Examples of usage

  • The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar system today.
  • In the Jewish calendar, the new year starts in September or October.
  • The calendar on my phone helps me keep track of important dates.
  • She marked her calendar with a big red circle around her birthday.
  • The lunar calendar is based on the phases of the moon.
Context #2 | Noun

printed or digital

A calendar can be a physical or electronic device used to display the date and day of the week, and often the whole month, in a convenient format.

Synonyms

diary, organizer, planner

Examples of usage

  • I have a wall calendar in my kitchen to keep track of appointments.
  • The company sends out calendars to all its employees every year.
  • Google Calendar is a popular digital calendar app.
  • She checked her calendar to see when her next meeting was scheduled.
  • The calendar on my computer is synchronized with my phone.

Translations

Translations of the word "calendar" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น calendรกrio

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเค‚เคšเคพเค‚เค—

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Kalender

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kalender

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะบะฐะปะตะฝะดะฐั€

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ kalendarz

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ซใƒฌใƒณใƒ€ใƒผ (karendฤ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท calendrier

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ calendario

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท takvim

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋‹ฌ๋ ฅ (dallyeok)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชู‚ูˆูŠู… (taqwim)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kalendรกล™

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ kalendรกr

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ—ฅๅŽ† (rรฌlรฌ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ koledar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ dagatal

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบาฏะฝั‚ั–ะทะฑะต

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ™แƒแƒšแƒ”แƒœแƒ“แƒแƒ แƒ˜ (kalendari)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™qvim

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ calendario

Word origin

The word 'calendar' comes from the Latin word 'calendarium', which referred to an account book or register. The concept of dividing time into days, months, and years has been essential to human societies for millennia. Early calendars were based on the cycles of the moon and the sun, leading to various calendar systems used by different civilizations throughout history.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #3,303, this word is part of upper-intermediate vocabulary. While not among the most basic terms, it appears often enough to be valuable for advanced communication.