cal·en·dar
ˈka-lən-dər 
1
: a system for fixing the beginning, length, and divisions of the civil year and arranging days and longer divisions of time (such as weeks and months) in a definite order see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
2
: a tabular register of days according to a system usually covering one year and referring the days of each month to the days of the week
a desk calendar
3
: an orderly list: such as
a
: a list of cases to be tried in court
b
: a list of bills or other items reported out of committee for consideration by a legislative assembly
c
: a list or schedule of planned events or activities giving dates and details
parties, concerts, and dances make up her calendar for the week
4
British
: a university catalog
calendared; calendaring
ˈka-lən-d(ə-)riŋ
: to enter in a calendar
Should we calendar the meeting now?
Examples of calendar in a Sentence
Noun
The university's academic calendar runs from September to May.
the calendar of upcoming events at the state fair will be available tomorrow
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Lien De Pau, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
This calendar uses two solstices and two equinoxes to define the seasons, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Of course, on the upside, fall also brings that annual explosion of fall foliage that adorns calendar covers and fills tour buses with leaf-peeping tourists and their expendable dollars each year.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Look at your calendar and highlight tasks that don’t drive growth.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
This calendar uses two solstices and two equinoxes to define the seasons, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
Additional findings include: Full-time office workers (64% do it) are twice as likely to calendar block than their hybrid (28%) and fully remote (eight percent) colleagues.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Of course, on the upside, fall also brings that annual explosion of fall foliage that adorns calendar covers and fills tour buses with leaf-peeping tourists and their expendable dollars each year.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Calendar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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calendar
1 of 2 noun
cal·en·dar
ˈkal-ən-dər
1
a
: an arrangement of time into days, weeks, months, and years
b
: a chart showing the days, weeks, and months of a year
2
a
: a list of items in proper order
b
: a schedule of coming events
calendar
2 of 2 verb
calendared; calendaring
-d(ə-)riŋ
: to enter in a calendar
Etymology
Noun
Middle English calender "calendar," from early French calender and Latin kalendarium (both, same meaning), derived from Latin kalendae "the first day of the (Roman) month"
Legal Definition
calendar
1 of 2 noun
cal·en·dar
1
: a list of cases ready to be heard on a procedural action
the motion calendar
specifically
: a list of cases ready for trial
called also list
compare docketNote: Generally it is up to the party that wants to go to trial to have a case placed on the calendar. The party must file with the court a notice that the case is ready for trial and that a jury trial, if desired, is demanded.
2
: a list of bills or other items reported out of committee for consideration by a legislative assembly
calendar
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to place (a case) on a calendar
the Appellate Division, Second Department, is now calendaring civil appeals—New York Law Journal
compare docket
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