Definitions for calends
ˈkæl əndzcal·ends

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calendsnoun

   the first day of the Roman month.

2. Etymology: From kalendes, from kalendae, calendae, from calo

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calendsnoun

   It has no singular. The first day of every month among the Romans.

   Etymology: calendæ, Lat.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calends

   The calends or kalends (Latin: kalendae) is the first day of every month in the Roman calendar. The English word "calendar" is derived from this word.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calends

   the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar

2. Etymology: [OE. kalendes month, calends, AS. calend month, fr. L. calendae; akin to calare to call, proclaim, Gr. . CF. Claim.]

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1. Calends

   The calends were the first days of each month of the Roman calendar. The Romans assigned these calends to the first day of the month, signifying the start of the new moon cycle. On that day, the pontiffs would announce at the Curia Calabra the rest days for the upcoming month and the debtors had to pay off their debts that were inscribed in the kalendaria, a sort of accounts book. The date was measured forward to upcoming days such as the calends, nones or ides. Thus, while modern calendars count the number of days after the first of each month, III. Kal. Ian. would be December 30th, three days before the first of January. To find the day of the calends of the current month, one counts how many days remain in the month, and add two to that number. For example, April 22, is the 10th of the calends of May, because there are 8 days left in April, to which 2 being added, the sum is 10. Computation of the days of the month from calends can be done using the following verses: Principium mensis cujusque vocato kalendas: Sex Maius nonas, October, Julius, et Mars; Quattuor at reliqui: dabit idus quidlibet octo.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calends

   kal′endz, n. among the Romans, the first day of each month. [L. Kalendæ—calăre, Gr. kalein, to call, because the beginning of the month was proclaimed.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calends

   the first day of the Roman month, so called as the day on which the feast days and unlucky days of the month were announced.

Anagrams for calends »

1. candles

How to pronounce calends?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of calends in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of calends in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Calends
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=calends
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calends
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calends
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=calends
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=calends
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Calends