calender

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verb

cal·​en·​der ˈka-lən-dər 

calendered; calendering ˈka-lən-d(ə-)riŋ 

transitive verb

: to press (cloth, rubber, paper, etc.) between rollers or plates in order to smooth and glaze or to thin into sheets

calenderer

ˈka-lən-dər-ər 

noun

calender

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noun (1)

: a machine for calendering something

calender

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noun (2)

: a member of a Sufic order of wandering mendicant dervishes

Example Sentences

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Noun

In Orthodox churches, which follow the Julian calender, Palm Sunday is celebrated later. —Ray Sanchez, CNN, 2 Apr. 2023

That means users can listen to music or check their calender in a side-by-side display of Google Maps. —Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020

Australia's wildlife features prominently in the mixed animal edition of the Australian Firefighters Calendar — the calender's most popular edition each year. —Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022

Africa’s oldest nation state, Ethiopia follows its own calender, has its own script and claims to be the indigenous home of coffee. —Samuel Gebre, Bloomberg.com, 24 Sep. 2020

That hadn't been Jimenez since the calender turned to August. —Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2020

In relation to another winter celebration, David Frum expresses the Jewish ambivalence toward Hanukkah, a minor holiday which had the fortune to be near Christmas on the calender. —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2011

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle French calandrer, from calandre machine for calendering, from Vulgar Latin *colendra cylinder, modification of Greek kylindros — more at cylinder

Noun (2)

Persian qalandar

First Known Use

Verb

1513, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

1688, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1621, in the meaning defined above