Julian calendar

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Etymology

Named after Julius Caesar who introduced the calendar in 46 B.C.

Noun

Julian calendar (uncountable)

1. 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.

Translations

calendar used in the western world before the Gregorian calendar

• German: Julianischer Kalender (de) m
• Greek: Ιουλιανό Ημερολόγιο (el) (Ioulianó Imerológio) n

• Irish: féilire Iúil (ga) m
• Russian: Юлианский календарь (ru) (Juliánskij kal'endár') m