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julian calendar

Jul·ian cal·en·dar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jool-yuh n kal-uh n-der]
    • /ˈdʒul yən ˈkæl ən dər/
    • /ˈʤuːljən ˈkæl.ɪn.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jool-yuh n kal-uh n-der]
    • /ˈdʒul yən ˈkæl ən dər/

Definitions of julian calendar words

  • noun julian calendar the calendar established by Julius Caesar in 46 b.c., fixing the length of the year at 365 days and at 366 days every fourth year. There are 12 months of 30 or 31 days, except for February (which has 28 days with the exception of every fourth year, or leap year, when it has 29 days). 1
  • noun julian calendar the calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 bc, identical to the present calendar in all but two aspects: the beginning of the year was not fixed on Jan 1 and leap years occurred every fourth year and in every centenary year 0
  • noun julian calendar the calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 b.c., in which the ordinary year had 365 days: the months were the same as in the Gregorian, or New Style, calendar now used 0
  • noun julian calendar The calendar which was used in the western world before the present-day Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar differed in having all multiple-of-4 years as leap years. 0
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julian calendar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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