Meaning of MOHAMMEDAN CALENDAR
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| | Definition: | | [n] the lunar calendar used by Moslems; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Moslem year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years |
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| | Synonyms: | | Moslem calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Muslim calendar |
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| | See Also: | | Dhu'l-Hijja, Dhu'l-Qa'dah, Jumada I, Jumada II, lunar calendar, Muharram, Rabi I, Rabi II, Rajab, Ramadan, Safar, Saphar, Sha'ban, Shawwal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mo*ham"med*an cal"en*dar\
A lunar calendar reckoning from the year of the hegira, 622
a. d. Thirty of its years constitute a cycle, of which the
2d, 5th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 24th, 26th, and
29th are leap years, having 355 days; the others are common,
having 354 days.
Note: By the following tables any Mohammedan date may be
changed into the Christian date, or vice versa, for the
years 1900-1935 a. d.
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