perpetual calendar
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- noun
- /pərˈpɛtʃuəl ˈkælɪndər/
- Specialized
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calendario perpetuo
- Unable to count backward fast enough, he rose and scrabbled through the perpetual calendar that the vicar had kept in a clear space to itself on his cluttered wall.
Examples
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He consulted his perpetual calendar to confirm that December 25, 2030 will be a Wednesday.
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Now here I built a perpetual calendar, a reminder that each passing day brings the chance of an asteroid impact.
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There are other strategies; however, one of which consists of looking up a perpetual calendar.
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The perpetual calendar strategy has its complexities, of course.
Academic text (2007) -
Perpetual calendar.
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In addition to the perpetual calendar, the recitation of place names, and the visits to the places themselves, the spirit of history can depend heavily on reading, or sometimes, if the history is still recent enough, on listening to people's stories.
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He took this date just he ripped out its guts and he built a totally custom perpetual calendar, made his own dial for this watch and put it all together.
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A perpetual calendar helps you determine that January 1, 2025 will fall on a Wednesday.
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Many users appreciate that a perpetual calendar allows them to find any date's weekday for years to come.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase combines 'perpetual' (continuing indefinitely) with 'calendar' (a system or chart of dates) so its meaning — a calendar that works across many years without needing yearly replacement — is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional interpretation is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so an average B1 learner who knows both words would be able to infer the MWE's basic function.
Etymology
Perpetual calendar gives a simple picture: a perpetual (never-ending) calendar that can tell the 'day of the week' for any date. Early versions were tables or wheels you set for months and 'leap years', so the name now means a calendar or watch feature that works correctly for many years.