pocket calendar
- noun
- She always keeps a pocket calendar in her bag to track important dates.
- million pocket calendars
Examples
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Doug took out a pen and pocket calendar.
Fiction book (2002) -
His pocket calendar sat beside the phone, as it did every weekend.
Fiction book (2002) -
A forgotten cup of coffee sat cooling beside a calculator and a pocket calendar.
Fiction book (1996) -
She tucked it between the pocket calendar and the novel.
Fiction book (2000) -
I've carried pocket calendars since I was a teen, but only began brief daily entries a few years ago.
Blog text (27) -
He dug out his pocket calendar and opened it to the overlapped ovals.
Fiction book (2002) -
Landau recommends keeping a lawyer's name in front of prospective clients and referral sources through business-card-sized ads in directories and local newspapers, Rolodex cards with the firm's name, and pocket calendars.
Academic text (1997) -
During his meeting, he frequently referred to his pocket calendar for key deadlines.
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For better organization, he decided to buy a new pocket calendar to fit in his wallet.
Synonyms
A chart showing the days, weeks, and months of a year
A small paper calendar that fits in a wallet or pocket
A small calendar you carry in your pocket to write events and notes
How Portable
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a small calendar designed to fit in a pocket' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'pocket' (a small pouch) with 'calendar' (a chart of days/months). This noun–noun compounding follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately inferable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Pocket calendar comes from simple printed calendars made small enough to fit into a pocket or wallet. The image is a tiny calendar you can carry with you, so today it means 'a small calendar you can carry in your pocket or purse'.