perpetual calendar

noun

: a table for finding the day of the week for any one of a wide range of dates

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There were perpetual calendars by the score, and plenty of hardstone dials, along with blue dials of every color. Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See this steel-case perpetual calendar model, a three-day automatic powered by the company’s 34th caliber developed in-house — but still squeaking in at less than $10,000, a fraction of what most Swiss makers command for a mechanical watch with a calendar that keeps up with leap years. Robin Swithinbank, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 The brand’s Berkley Grand Complication, unveiled last year, features 63 horological complications including a Chinese perpetual calendar displaying the complex lunisolar cycle. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025 In 2011, the collection received an impressive addition in the form of a perpetual calendar chronograph ‘Boutique Edition’ in stainless steel with a titanium bezel. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perpetual calendar

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First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of perpetual calendar was in 1577

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“Perpetual calendar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetual%20calendar. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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