English Explanatory Dictionary

Gregorian calendar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ɡɹeˈɡɔːɹiən kæləndɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gregorian calendar.wav

Word forms

Gregorian calendar the Gregorian calendar

Etymology

Named after Pope Gregory XIII who decreed it should be used.

Synonyms

Christian calendar
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