calendar: Meaning and Definition of

cal•en•dar

Pronunciation: (kal'un-dur), [key]
— n.
  1. a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
  2. any of various systems of reckoning time, esp. with reference to the beginning, length, and divisions of the year. Cf.
  3. a list or register, esp. one arranged chronologically, as of appointments, work to be done, or cases to be tried in a court.
  4. a list, in the order to be considered, of bills, resolutions, etc., brought before a legislative body.
  5. a guide or example.
—v.t.
  1. to enter in a calendar; register.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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