Gregorian calendar

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

Gregorian calendar

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.

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Bosnian: gregorijanski kalendar bs(bs) m. Dutch: gregoriaanse kalender m. Finnish: gregoriaaninen kalenteri fi(fi) French: calendrier grégorien m. Korean: 그레고리오력 (geuregorio-ryeok)

Macedonian: Грегоријанскиот календар m. Maltese: Kalendarju Gregorjan Russian: Грегорианский календарь (gr'egoriánskij kal'endár') m. Serbian: Cyrillic: грегоријански календар m. Roman: gregorijanski kalendar m. Spanish: gregoriano calendario gregoriano es(es) m.