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calends

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkælɪndz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kal′əndz)

cal•ends (kal′əndz),USA pronunciation n. (usually used with a pl. v.)

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

Also, kalends.

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

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calends, kalends /ˈkælɪndz/ pl n

the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin kalendae; related to Latin calāre to proclaim

'calends' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

calendar - calendula - ides - kalends - nones - ad kalendas Graecas - bissextus - Greek calends

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