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Noun : He marked the date on his calendar. From Dictionary.com.
Glyph believed to represent the calendric correction. From Wordnik.com. [Glyph believed to represent the calendric correction Drawing by Salido Beltrán. Copyright 1975.] Reference
I believe it has some calendric aspect, but that's about as far as I go at the moment. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Tiwanaku - Q&A] Reference
The two gods must, therefore, have either a parallel or an opposite astronomic and calendric meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Representation of Deities of the Maya Manuscripts Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Vol. 4, No. 1] Reference
Still on a calendric note, how about the first day of this month, variously known as April 1, April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day?. From Wordnik.com. [Did you know? Anglo vs. Mexican sayings] Reference
Most of the urns have calendric names inscribed on them and show seated male and female deities, complete with clothing and jewelry. From Wordnik.com. [A day in Oaxaca = Two thousand years, Part One: The Americas' oldest urban centre.] Reference
The congress of astronomers from all over the zone held to agree the calendric correction was a landmark event in the history of science worldwide. From Wordnik.com. [Did you know? Mexico's ancient astronomers had sophisticated calendars] Reference
According to an alarming new Department of Defense report combining civilian, military, and calendric evidence, Iran may be as few as nine years away from the year 2016. From Wordnik.com. [Uh-Oh] Reference
It agrees with the calendric and astronomic character of the Maya deities in the manuscripts, that a number of the figures of the gods are used in connection with specified cardinal points. From Wordnik.com. [Representation of Deities of the Maya Manuscripts Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Vol. 4, No. 1] Reference
Minaya argued that the 16th day, cabán, gave rise to the word cabañuelas, presumably because it had some additional significance, perhaps in terms of some other calendric calculation, or time-marker. From Wordnik.com. [Did You Know? January's weather in Mexico forecasts the rest of the year] Reference
They had already undertaken sophisticated astronomical observations and had developed advanced mathematical and calendric systems, even to the point of being able to predict the arrival of some comets. From Wordnik.com. [Did You Know? January's weather in Mexico forecasts the rest of the year] Reference
Just as this writing system predates both Aztec and Maya writing systems, so Zapotec calendric inscriptions also predate Maya calendar glyphs, though the two systems share the same conventions for how numbers are portrayed. From Wordnik.com. [A day in Oaxaca = Two thousand years, Part Two: Monte Alban and the Zimatlán Valley.] Reference
Because the solar-lunar calendric system (the lunar year) uses the movement of the moon as the basis for its calculations, if we say it in English, we should use Lunar (Moon) Calendar, so new year is actually Lunar New Year. From Wordnik.com. ["Chinese" New Year?] Reference
Insofar as virtually every one of the nengô used in Japanese history as names for annual time has derived from Confucian texts, there can be little question that Japanese understandings of calendric time have been nuanced in accordance with Confucian philosophy. From Wordnik.com. [Japanese Confucian Philosophy] Reference
Despite the 2012 publishing boomlet, there is zero scientific evidence backing up theories of impending calendric cataclysm in three years time. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Be forewarned, however, your recipes will be compared to those of august and venerated forebears, relatives and antecedents hovering in calendric conjunction. From Wordnik.com. [AdSense for Feeds] Reference
With all the Googlers eager to show off their new gizmos, and this, the calendric peak of the holiday party season, it was inevitable that in the Bay Area at least, the two would combine. From Wordnik.com. [Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine] Reference
I haven't seen the movie, but felt compelled to comment on this line of the story: "Despite the 2012 publishing boomlet, there is zero scientific evidence backing up theories of impending calendric cataclysm in three years time.". From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
The essentials of the Maya calendric system are based upon a system which had been in common use throughout the region, dating back to at least the 6th century BC … Although the Mesoamerican calendar did not originate with the Maya, their subsequent extensions and refinements of it were the most sophisticated. From Wordnik.com. [Hecklerspray] Reference
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