calendar

Pluralcalendars

Formscalendars, calendaring, calendared

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   chart of datesnouncountable

   A sheet or book that shows the dates, so you can see what day it is.

   She crossed off each day on the kitchen calendar.

   We got a new calendar with a photo of a dog for each month.

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   appointment booknounUScountable

   A book where you write down your appointments, like meetings and visits to the doctor.

   Let me check my calendar before I say yes to lunch.

   She wrote the dentist visit in her calendar.

   Similardiary, schedule, planner, datebook

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3. 3
   time systemnouncountable

   A way of dividing time into days, weeks, months, and years.

   In the Chinese calendar, the new year starts in January or February.

   Different calendars count the years in different ways.

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   planned eventsnouncountable

   A list of things that are planned to happen, like a club's events for the year.

   The school calendar shows a concert in May.

   Our town has a full calendar of summer festivals.

   Similarschedule, program, lineup

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   nouncountable

   A list of people, things, or events, put in order, like the cases a court will hear.

   The court's calendar has twenty cases this week.

   The museum printed a calendar of all the letters in its collection.

   Similardocket, schedule, list, register

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6. 6
   add to scheduleverbtransitive

   To write something down in a calendar or on an official list.

   I'll calendar the meeting so nobody forgets it.

   She calendared all the family birthdays for the year.

   Similarschedule, log, record

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   set court dateverbtransitive

   To pick the date for a hearing or trial in court, usually done by a judge.

   The judge will calendar the trial for next spring.

   Our lawyer asked the judge to calendar our case soon so we would not have to wait for months.

   Similarschedule, docket

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