Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to a calendar: Pertaining to the system of organizing days for social, religious, commercial, or administrative purposes.
   • Relating to time measurement: Concerning the methods or systems used to divide and measure time, often in a structured, cyclical manner.

Usage

• The adjective calendrical is used to describe anything connected with the structure, units, or events of a calendar. It is a formal, academic term.
• It typically modifies nouns such as , , , , , , or .

Examples

• The calendrical system of the ancient Maya was highly sophisticated.
• Determining the calendrical date of the lunar new year requires precise astronomical observation.
• Many religious festivals have a fixed calendrical significance.

Advanced Usage

• Calendrical astronomy: The branch of astronomy concerned with the application of celestial cycles to timekeeping and calendar construction.
  • Calendrical astronomy was crucial for ancient agricultural societies.
• Calendrical cycle: A repeating period defined by a calendar system, such as a 60-year cycle or a 52-year cycle.
  • The Aztec calendar was based on the interlocking of two major calendrical cycles.

Variants and Related Words

• Calendric (adjective): An alternative, less common spelling with identical meaning.
  • The calendric calculations were accurate.
• Calendar (noun): The system or chart itself.
  • She marked the date on her calendar.
• Intercalary (adjective): Referring to a day or month inserted into a calendar to harmonize it with the solar year (e.g., February 29).
  • An intercalary day adjusts the calendrical year.

Synonyms

• Chronological: Relating to the establishment of dates and time sequences.
• Temporal: Relating to time as opposed to eternity or spatial dimensions.

Related Phrases

• Calendrical reckoning: The process or method of calculating dates within a specific calendar system.
  • Different cultures developed their own methods of calendrical reckoning.
• Of calendric importance: Describing an event or date that is significant within the framework of a calendar.
  • The solstice is a time of calendric importance.

Adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of or used in a calendar or time measurement
   • calendric systems
   • solstice is a time of calendric importance