Dictionary Corner #48

Calendar – noun
1. A chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year.
2. A system by which the beginning, length, and subdivisions of the year are fixed.
3. A list of special days, events, or activities.

- DERIVATIVES calendrical adjective
- ORIGIN from Latin kalendae




Not to be confused with ...

Calender – noun

A machine in which cloth or paper is pressed by rollers to glaze or smooth it.

- ORIGIN French calendre