calendar

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A list or register of events.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

kaluhnder

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈkæləndɚ

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

A list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc)
“I have you on my calendar for next Monday.”
A list of planned events.
Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.
An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule.
us
An appointment book (US), appointment diary (UK)

verb

Enter into a calendar
transitive
To enter or write in a calendar; to register.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty: A1 · Beginner
Frequency: Very Common
Typical Use: Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.

Used this way, calendar is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone: Neutral
Formality: Neutral
Intensity: Not strongly marked
How common: Moderately common
Connotation: Matter-of-fact
Usage feel: Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use calendar

“I have you on my calendar for next Monday.”noun

Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Tabular

calendar yearcalendar monthcalendar dayscalendar system

Other combinations

lunar calendarschool calendarnew calendarcalendar quarter

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

calendar daynounCompound term
A day reckoned from midnight to midnight.
calendar methodnounCompound term
Natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle).
calendar method of birth controlnounCompound term
Natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle).
calendar monthnounCompound term
One of the twelve divisions of the calendar year.
calendar weeknounCompound term
A period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday.
calendar yearnounCompound term
The year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar.

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