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calendar

/ˈkæl.ən.dɚ/ noun A2
  1. Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
  2. A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information. · Write his birthday on the calendar hanging on the wall.
  3. A list of planned events. · The club has a busy calendar this year.
  4. An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule. · a calendar of bills presented in a legislative assembly; a calendar of causes arranged for trial in court
  5. An appointment book (US), appointment diary (UK) (US)

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Ruby, perceiving the Queen’s calendar lying on the table, wanted to know if Anne meant to try for the gold medal.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 295 · C1
“You seem to be a walking calendar of crime,” said Stamford with a laugh.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 9 · B2
"Ah, it is not part of your profession to carry about a portable Newgate Calendar in your memory.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 88 · B2
“So be it, then,” replied the count, and extending his hand towards a calendar, suspended near the chimney-piece, he said, “today is the 21st of February;” and drawing out his watch, added, “it is exactly half-past ten o’clock.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 415 · C1

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