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

calenderer

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noun

cal·​en·​der·​er ˈka-lən-dər-ər 

plural -s

: one that calenders

Examples of calender in a Sentence

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Verb

Rodeo was initially an additional feature in a more traditional and broad calendering app. —Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 3 Mar. 2026

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

Middle English calenderar, from Middle French calendrer to calender + Middle English -ar (variant of -er)

First Known Use

Verb

1513, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for calender

• calendar
• kalendar