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Meaning of MOHAMMEDAN YEAR

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mohammedan year\
The year used by Mohammedans, consisting of twelve lunar
months without intercalation, so that they retrograde through
all the seasons in about 321/2 years. The Mohammedan era
begins with the year 622 {a}.{d}., the first day of the
Mohammedan year 1332 begin Nov. 30, 1913, acording to the
Gregorian calendar.
 



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