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Definition of Gregorian calendar
1. Noun. The solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752.
Generic synonyms: Solar Calendar
Specialized synonyms: Church Calendar, Ecclesiastical Calendar
Terms within: Gregorian Calendar Month, Jan, January, Feb, February, Mar, March, Apr, April, May, June, July, Aug, August, Sep, Sept, September, Oct, October, Nov, November, Dec, December
Definition of Gregorian calendar
1. Proper noun. The calendar currently used in the western world. It replaced the Julian calendar and was devised to halt the slow drift of the vernal equinox towards earlier in the year. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gregorian Calendar
Literary usage of Gregorian calendar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... +1 is written after the years which have the Lunar Equation, and — 1 after
those which have the Solar:— year in the Gregorian calendar. ..."
2. A New and Complete System of Arithmetick: Composed for the Use of the by Nicolas Pike, Chester Dewey (1822)
"Though the Gregorian calendar, or new style, hail long been used throughout the
greatest part of Europe, it did not take place in Great Britain and America ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1889)
"On the general adoption of the Gregorian calendar in relation with that of the
universal hour. By Dr. Css. TONDINI DE QUARENGHI. ..."
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