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i. [imp. &
p. p.
Calefied (?); p. pr. & vb.
n.
Calefying.] [L. calere to be warm +
-fy] To make warm or hot.


Cal"e*fy, v. i. To grow hot or
warm.
Sir T. Browne.


||Cal"em*bour` (?), n. [F.] A
pun.


Cal"en*dar (?), n. [OE.
kalender, calender, fr. L. kalendarium an
interest or account book (cf. F. calendrier, OF.
calendier) fr. L. calendue, kalendae,
calends. See Calends.] 1. An orderly
arrangement of the division of time, adapted to the purposes of
civil life, as years, months, weeks, and days; also, a register
of the year with its divisions; an almanac.


2. (Eccl.) A tabular statement of
the dates of feasts, offices, saints' days, etc., esp. of those
which are liable to change yearly according to the varying date
of Easter.


3. An orderly list or enumeration of
persons, things, or events; a schedule; as, a calendar of
state papers; a calendar of bills presented in a
legislative assembly; a calendar of causes arranged for
trial in court; a calendar of a college or an
academy.


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