Etymology

Greek calends

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Latin ad kalendās Graecās
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  1. Latin · calque ofad kalendās Graecās
  2. English todayGreek calends

Calque of Latin ad kalendās Graecās; unlike the Roman calendar, the Greek calendar had no calends.

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