Definition of CALENDAR

calendar

Meanings

Plural: calendars

Noun

  • a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
  • a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc)
    • "I have you on my calendar for next Monday"
  • a tabular array of the days (usually for one year)
  • Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
  • A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.
  • A list of planned events.
  • An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule.
  • An appointment book (US), appointment diary (UK)

Verb

  • enter into a calendar
  • To set a date for a proceeding in court, usually done by a judge at a calendar call.
  • To enter or write in a calendar; to register.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Old French calendierbor.
Middle English kalender
English calendar
From Middle English kalender, from Old French calendier, from Latin calendarium (“account book”), from kalendae (“the first day of the month”), from calō (“to announce solemnly, to call out (the sighting of the new moon)”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-. Doublet of calendarium.

Scrabble Score: 11

calendar is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
calendar is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
calendar is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

calendar is a valid Words With Friends word