English Dictionary: calends | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Calends \Cal"ends\, n. pl. [OE. kalendes month, calends, AS. calend month, fr. L. calendae; akin to calare to call, proclaim, Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?]. CF. {Claim}.] The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar. [Written also {kalends}.] {The Greek calends}, a time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends. |