French Republican calendar
- French Republican calendar
- Calendar Cal"en*dar, n. [OE. kalender, calender, fr. L.
kalendarium an interest or account book (cf. F. calendrier,
OF. calendier) fr. L. calendue, kalendae, calends. See
{Calends}.]
1. An orderly arrangement of the division of time, adapted to
the purposes of civil life, as years, months, weeks, and
days; also, a register of the year with its divisions; an
almanac.
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2. (Eccl.) A tabular statement of the dates of feasts,
offices, saints' days, etc., esp. of those which are
liable to change yearly according to the varying date of
Easter.
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3. An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or
events; a schedule; as, a calendar of state papers; a
calendar of bills presented in a legislative assembly; a
calendar of causes arranged for trial in court; a calendar
of a college or an academy.
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Note: Shepherds of people had need know the calendars of
tempests of state. --Bacon.
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{Calendar clock}, one that shows the days of the week and
month.
{Calendar month}. See under {Month}.
{French Republican calendar}. See under {Vend['e]miaire}.
{Gregorian calendar}, {Julian calendar}, {Perpetual
calendar}. See under {Gregorian}, {Julian}, and {Perpetual}.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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