Meaning of GREGORIAN CALENDAR
| Pronunciation: | | gri'gowreeun 'kalundur
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| | Definition: | | [n] the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 AD to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752 |
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| | Synonyms: | | New Style |
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| | See Also: | | Apr, April, Aug, August, church calendar, Dec, December, ecclesiastical calendar, Feb, February, Jan, January, July, June, Mar, March, May, Nov, November, Oct, October, Sep, Sept, September, solar calendar | |
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