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calendar

calendar

168 1.0
A list of planned events like appointments or meetings
  • noun
  • /ˈkælɪndər/
: 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.