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calendry

calendry noun: the calculation and development of calendars, especially the determination of the timing of astronomical movements.

Noun (1)

calendry (usually uncountable, plural calendries)

  1. (usually) The calculation and development of calendars, especially the determination of the timing of astronomical movements.
    • It attained to cities, kingdoms, most metallurgical arts, some astronomy and calendry, and extraordinarily complex rituals.1948, Alfred Kroeber, Anthropology, page 423
    • Li Chunfeng mastered all sorts of subjects in youth and was an expert at calendry.2011, Chen Kaiguo, Zheng Shunchao, Opening the Dragon Gate: The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard, →ISBN
  2. (usually) A specialized calendar or set of calendars.
    • He will not again decorate his room with cheap prints and art calendry.1947, The Peabody Reflector - Volume 20, Issue 3, page 92
    • “Peak day” means that day during a calendry when demand is the greatest;1977, Minnesota State Register - Volume 2, page 1808

Noun (2)

calendry (plural calendries)

  1. A place set aside for calendering.
    • And over these is spread a calendry, resembling a tent, made of wax-cloth, or oil-cloth, to defend them from rain and the heat of the sun.1783, Abû al-Faḍl b. Mubârak ʻAllâmî, Ayeen Akbery: or, The institutes of the emperor Akber
    • The bustle, the dexterity, the alert force of the iron foundry, the glass furnace, the gunpowder mill, the silk calendry are as skilfully reproduced as the more tranquil toil of the dairywoman, the embroiderer, the confectioner, the setter of types, the compounder of drugs, the chaser of metals.1897, John Morley, Diderot and the Encyclopedists, page 194

Forms of calendry

pluralcalendries

Origin of calendry

From calendar + -ry.

From calender + -ry.

Questions about calendry

What does calendry mean?
Calendry means the calculation and development of calendars, especially the determination of the timing of astronomical movements.
What part of speech is calendry?
Calendry is a noun.
What is the plural of calendry?
The plural of calendry is calendries.

Words near calendry in the dictionary

  1. calendric
  2. calendrical
  3. calendrically
  4. calendrics
  5. calendries
  6. calendry
  7. calends
  8. calendula
  9. calendulas
  10. calendulin
  11. calenduloside

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