CALENDS

calends. Calends, n. pl. the first day of every month

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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.