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JULIAN CALENDAR
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February
Synonyms:
Julian calendar; Old Style calendar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Julian calendar" is a kind of...):
solar calendar (a calendar based on solar cycles)
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