gregorian calendar(n = noun.time) new style calendar - 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;
is a kind of solar calendar
has parts: 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
has particulars: church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar
gregorian calendar, n. the calendar introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, as a correction of the Julian calendar.
Etymology:
med.L Gregorianus f. LL Gregorius f. Gk Gregorios Gregory
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