calends

or kal·ends

[ kal-uhndz ]

/ ˈkæl əndz /

noun (usually used with a plural verb)

the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.

Origin of calends

1325–75; Middle English kalendes, alteration (with native plural suffix) of Latin kalendae, perhaps equivalent to cal- (base of calāre to proclaim) + -end- formative suffix (perhaps for *-and-) + -ae plural ending

Words nearby calends

calendarize, calendar month, calendar watch, calendar year, calender, calends, calendula, calenture, calesa, calescent, Calexico

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Example sentences from the Web for calends

This letter was closed on the 5th of the calends of August, answering to the 26th of July.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
From the Court of Spain, the third day of the calends of May, 1494.
De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
It was not, however, till the calends of May of the year after their departure from Darien, that they arrived at the capital.
De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
He must be instigated from without, if the deed is not to be put off until the Greek calends.
Sleep Walking and Moon Walking|Isidor Isaak Sadger

In the ancient Roman calendar the first day of every month was invariably called the calends.
Our Calendar|George Nichols Packer

British Dictionary definitions for calends

calends

kalends

/ (ˈkælɪndz) /

pl n

the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar

Word Origin for calends

C14: from Latin kalendae; related to Latin calāre to proclaim

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单词	calends
释义	calends or kal·ends [ kal-uhndz ] / ˈkæl əndz / noun (usually used with a plural verb) the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides. Origin of calends 1325–75; Middle English kalendes, alteration (with native plural suffix) of Latin kalendae, perhaps equivalent to cal- (base of calāre to proclaim) + -end- formative suffix (perhaps for *-and-) + -ae plural ending Words nearby calends calendarize, calendar month, calendar watch, calendar year, calender, calends, calendula, calenture, calesa, calescent, Calexico Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calends This letter was closed on the 5th of the calends of August, answering to the 26th of July. History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2\|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873. From the Court of Spain, the third day of the calends of May, 1494. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt It was not, however, till the calends of May of the year after their departure from Darien, that they arrived at the capital. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt He must be instigated from without, if the deed is not to be put off until the Greek calends. Sleep Walking and Moon Walking\|Isidor Isaak Sadger In the ancient Roman calendar the first day of every month was invariably called the calends. Our Calendar\|George Nichols Packer British Dictionary definitions for calends calends kalends / (ˈkælɪndz) / pl n the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar Word Origin for calends C14: from Latin kalendae; related to Latin calāre to proclaim Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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