cal|ends

cal|ends
cal|ends «KAL uhndz», noun (plural).
sometimes sing. in use the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar. Also, kalends.
[< Latin calendae (originally) the proclaiming (of the month's nones), ultimately < calāre call out]

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