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  (kăl'əndz, kā'ləndz) pronunciation
also kal·ends n., pl. calends also kalends.

The day of the new moon and the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar.

[Middle English kalendes, from Latin kalendae.]

calendal ca·len'dal (kə-lĕn'dəl) adj.
 
 
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the first day of the ancient Roman month from which days were counted backwards to the Ides
 
 

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