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I circled the field-trip date on the calendar.
What does Calendar mean?
A calendar organizes dates and can show or schedule events.
Dictionary definition
A calendar is a system for arranging days, weeks, months, and years, or a printed or digital display based on that system. Calendar can also mean a dated list of events, meetings, court cases, or legislative items. As a verb, calendar means to enter or schedule something on a calendar.
Example sentences
Calendar in a sentence
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Our digital calendar reminds us about library day.
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Different calendar systems can divide and name the year differently.
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The festival calendar lists events for every weekend in June.
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The court calendar shows which cases are scheduled for a hearing.
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Please calendar the meeting for next Thursday.
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Commonly confused words
Calendar or calender?
Compare the meanings, then choose a word for each new sentence.
Calendar
A chart or system of days, weeks, and months.
In a sentence Mark the trip on the calendar.
Calender
A machine with rollers used to press paper or fabric.
In a sentence The factory used a calender to smooth the paper.
Spot the difference Calendar concerns dates. Calender is a machine with rollers used to press materials.
Which word fits?
Choose calendar or calender for each blank. Say your answer, then check why it fits.
1Find the date of the concert on the ___.
Check answer 1
calendar — The sentence asks for a chart of dates.
2The paper went between the rollers of the ___.
Check answer 2
calender — The sentence names the pressing machine.
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Practice 1
What is a calendar system?
A calendar system organizes longer periods of civil time into named and numbered parts.
Practice 2
What does calendar mean in “The theatre posted its summer calendar” ?
An event calendar lists activities and the dates when they happen.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses calendar as a verb?
As a verb, calendar means enter or schedule an event on a calendar.
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Calendar
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kal · un · der · strongest beat: kal
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WordCalendar.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningCalendar means A calendar organizes dates and can show or schedule events.
ExampleExample: I circled the field-trip date on the calendar.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- kal · un · der
- Strongest beat
- kal
- Ending
- der
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on kal.
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Synonyms
Words like Calendar
datebookClose when calendar means a book or digital tool for recording dated plans.
scheduleClose when calendar means a dated list of planned events, though a schedule often gives more exact times or order.
plannerClose for a personal calendar used to organize dates, tasks, and events.
Antonym review
Does Calendar have an opposite?
Calendar has no direct antonym. Disorganization and unscheduled time describe different ideas, while schedule and planner are related tools rather than opposites.
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Word family
Calendar word family
Base word
calendar
noun
calendars
More than one calendar system, display, or dated event list.
verb
calendared
Entered or scheduled on a calendar.
verb
calendaring
The act of entering, arranging, or managing dated events.
adjective
calendrical
Relating to calendars or the way dates are arranged.
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Understand Calendar
Hint for students
Look for an organized system of dates, a display of days and months, a dated event list, or the action of scheduling.
Common mix-up
Calendar and schedule overlap, but a calendar is organized around dates while a schedule often emphasizes exact times or sequence. Do not confuse calendar with calender, a machine that presses material between rollers.
Try it in class or at home
Students place six events on a monthly calendar, turn the same information into a timed schedule for one day, and explain why the two tools are related but not identical.
Teacher prompt
Compare a calendar system, a wall calendar, and an event calendar. What does each organize or display, and where do their meanings overlap?
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