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Definition of calends in English: calends(also kalends) plural noun ˈkalɪndz The first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar. （古罗马历法中）每月的第一天 Example sentencesExamples - It is also the origin of the word calendar itself, which originally meant an account book, the calends being the days on which accounts became due for payment.
- The first day of the month in the Roman calendar was known as the ‘kalends’, from which we get the word ‘calendar'. The calendar was reorganised in 46 BC on the order of Julius Caesar, so that the first day of the new year became January 1.
OriginOld English (denoting an appointed time): from Old French calendes, from Latin kalendae, calendae 'first day of the month' (when accounts were due and the order of days was proclaimed); related to Latin calare and Greek kalein 'call, proclaim'. Definition of calends in US English: calends(also kalends) plural noun The first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar. （古罗马历法中）每月的第一天 Example sentencesExamples - The first day of the month in the Roman calendar was known as the ‘kalends’, from which we get the word ‘calendar'. The calendar was reorganised in 46 BC on the order of Julius Caesar, so that the first day of the new year became January 1.
- It is also the origin of the word calendar itself, which originally meant an account book, the calends being the days on which accounts became due for payment.
OriginOld English (denoting an appointed time): from Old French calendes, from Latin kalendae, calendae ‘first day of the month’ (when accounts were due and the order of days was proclaimed); related to Latin calare and Greek kalein ‘call, proclaim’. |