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Definition of Lunar calendar
1. Noun. A calendar based on lunar cycles.
Specialized synonyms: Roman Calendar, Islamic Calendar, Mohammedan Calendar, Moslem Calendar, Muhammadan Calendar, Muslim Calendar
Definition of Lunar calendar
1. Noun. a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lunar Calendar
Literary usage of Lunar 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)
"Consequently, since this extra day in February every fourth year is an essential
part of the lunar calendar, the new moons will occur one i lay later in the ..."
2. Ancient Egyptian Science: A Source Book by Marshall Clagett (1999)
"We shall return to this question presently when we discuss the later lunar calendar.
One final word concerning Parker's reconstruction of the old lunar ..."
3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by Royal Astronomical Society (1879)
"Further, the names of these months are substantially those of the lunar calendar
of the Jews. It is therefore to be expected that the determination of the ..."
4. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"Until the year AD 1911 a lunar calendar was In force In China, but with the
establishment of the Republic the Government adopted the Gregorian Calendar, ..."
5. Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus by Alexander Jones (1999)
"... treated as approximately equivalent to calendar days within the lunar calendar.
For the duration of the year one uses: 1 year = 12;,8 lunar months = 371 ..."
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