calends

ˈkælɛndz

Definition

Definition of calends - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

history

Rare

day for settling debts and accounts

Rare

Debts were settled on the calends.

due date

calendar

Rare

first day of a month in Roman calendar

Rare

The calends marked the start of the Roman month.

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at the Greek calends

adv.

at a time that will never happen

He will pay you back at the Greek calends.

Greek calends

time that never occurs

He'll pay you back at the Greek calends.

Origin of calends

Latin, kalendae (first day of the month)

Examples of calends in a sentence

The calends marked a significant day for traders.
The calends were important in Roman rituals.
Merchants settled debts on the calends.

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French:calendes, ...
German:Kalenden, Monatsanfang, ...
Italian:calende, ...
Spanish:calendas, ...
Portuguese:calendas, ...
Chinese:朔日, 月初, ...
Japanese:カレンダエ, カレンダ, ...
Arabic:يوم تسوية الديون, كاليندس, ...
Hebrew:יוֹם הַתַּשְׁלוּם, קַלֶנְדוֹת, ...
Russian:календы, первый день месяца, ...
Ukrainian:календи, ...
Hindi:कैलेंड्स, प्रथम दिवस, ...
Bengali:ক্যালেন্ডস, ...
Catalan:calendes, ...
Czech:kalendy, ...
Danish:kalenderdag, kalenderens første dag, ...
Dutch:kalenden, kalendae, ...
Greek:καλένδες, πρώτη μέρα του μήνα, ...
Hungarian:kalendák, kalenda, ...
Khmer:ថ្ងៃដើមខែក្នុងប្រតិទិនរ៉ូម៉ាំងបុរាណ ដែលប្រើសម្រាប់ទូទាត់បំណុល និងបិទបញ្ជីគណនី, កាលែន, ...
Korean:칼렌드, 로마력 첫날, ...
Persian:کالندز, کالندها, ...
Polish:kalendy, ...
Portuguese (BR):calendas, ...
Romanian:calende, prima zi a lunii, ...
Swedish:kalenderdag, kalends, ...
Thai:วันคาเลนส์, วันแรกของเดือน, ...
Turkish:hesap günü, kalendler, ...
Vietnamese:ngày calends, ngày đầu tháng La Mã, ...

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Definition of calends - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

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Origin of calends

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