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calendar

calendar

168 1.0
A list of planned events like appointments or meetings
  • noun
  • /ˈkælɪndər/
translation icon : calendario
  • Make sure to add the new appointment to your calendar.
  • calendar event
  • on the calendar
  • school calendar

Did you not check the calendar, sweetheart?

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Examples

  • Now let's see what's on the calendar for today.

  • That's just the way the calendar works.

  • I had not a single commitment on my calendar for an entire year.

  • Let me check his calendar right now.

  • It's on your calendar, and you have the meeting right after that.

  • His calendar is really quite full.

  • I just write the dates on the calendar so she knows where I am.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • We decided on Google Calendar because it was readily available, free, and easy to use.

    Academic text (2015)
  • We're putting events on the calendar for speaking engagements.

  • The Committee expects that this change will ease the calendar congestion in the Supreme Court.

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

schedule
vscalendar
1.6

A plan that shows when events and tasks will happen

is a general register or list rather than only a timing plan
timetable
vscalendar
89 1.3

A list that shows when trains, buses, or exams start and finish

is the general list of events, not just fixed time slots
docket
vscalendar
  • Formal
56 8.0

A list of court cases scheduled to be heard

is a general schedule of events not limited to legal matters
planner
vscalendar
39 1.3

A book for writing appointments, tasks, and schedules

is the general list rather than a personal organizer
appointment book
vscalendar
10 2.3

A book with a calendar to write times for meetings and events

is the general list of events rather than a physical record
1 2.7

A book or app that shows your planned appointments

lists planned events generally rather than just personal bookings
pocket calendar
vscalendar
1.8

A small book or card that shows days and months and fits in a pocket

is the general list used in any form rather than a tiny version
wallet calendar
vscalendar
  • Texting
3.7

An event saved in a phone wallet app for quick access

is the general list accessed by many means rather than an app pass

Compounds

16 1.0

A period of twelve months that starts on January 1 and ends on December 31

A period from the first to the last day of a named month

calendar day
  • Formal
1 1.0

A period of 24 hours starting at midnight

A book or app that shows your planned appointments

A calendar that makes months from the moon's phases

A system used for counting days, months, and years in most countries today

A 12-month calendar with 365 days and a leap day every four years used before the Gregorian calendar

A calendar used by Jewish people with months based on the moon and extra months to keep seasons the same

A period of seven days that usually runs from Monday to Sunday

A calendar showing Christian holy days, festivals, and fasting times throughout the year

A lunar calendar used by Muslims that starts in the year 622 and whose months move through the solar year

A calendar based on the moon that Muslims use to mark religious dates like Ramadan

A calendar based on the moon used in ancient Rome before the Julian calendar

perpetual calendar
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A device or chart that shows the day of the week for any date over many years

calendar method
  • Specialized
5.9

A method of avoiding pregnancy by counting days of the period to find fertile days

A way to avoid pregnancy by tracking a woman's periods and avoiding sex on days when she can get pregnant

9.9

A calendar that shows which days are Sundays

A plan of the Christian year showing dates of fasts and holy days like Easter

A yearly guide with weather, planting, and garden tips

A calendar that uses months based on the moon and adjusts years to match the sun

9.7

Muslims use a moon-based calendar to date religious events and festivals

Moslem calendar
  • Archaic
7.6

A calendar based on moon months used by Muslims

8.0

A lunar calendar used by Muslims that starts in 622 AD and whose months move through the year

A calendar used by Jewish people that uses lunar months and adds leap months to match the seasons

4.9

A calendar using the moon and the sun to set Hindu religious dates, adding an extra month sometimes

The calendar most countries use today that fixed the Julian calendar's drift

A calendar created during the French Revolution that starts on 22 September 1792 and ends in 1805

A month in the French Revolutionary calendar used in France from 1793 to 1805

A 12-month calendar made by Julius Caesar in 46 BC with a leap day every four years

A small book or card that shows days and months and fits in a pocket

A calendar that uses the sun to keep the year matching the seasons

A small paper calendar that fits in a wallet or pocket

wallet calendar
  • Texting
3.7

An event saved in a phone wallet app for quick access

How Detailed

calendar
168 1.0
planner
39 1.3
timetable
89 1.3
agenda
2.3
list
1.0

Surface Forms

calendar singular
calendars plural

Etymology

Calendar originally meant a list where people were 'called' to pay or attend on certain dates, from Latin calendarium and calare ('to call'). Because it was a list of dates, a calendar is still used today for schedules and registers of events.