Gregorian calendar — Gregorian Gre*go ri*an, a. [NL. Gregorianus, fr. Gregorius Gregory, Gr. ?: cf. F. gr[ e]gorien.] Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name. [1913 Webster] {Gregorian calendar}, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gregorian calendar — Calendar Cal en*dar, n. [OE. kalender, calender, fr. L. kalendarium an interest or account book (cf. F. calendrier, OF. calendier) fr. L. calendue, kalendae, calends. See {Calends}.] 1. An orderly arrangement of the division of time, adapted to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gregorian calendar — n. a corrected form of the Julian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 and now used in most countries of the world: it provides for an ordinary year of 365 days and a leap year of 366 days every fourth, even year, exclusive of the… … English World dictionary
Gregorian calendar — For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see Liturgical year. For this year s Gregorian calendar, see Common year starting on Saturday. 2011 in other calendars Gregorian calendar 2011 MMXI … Wikipedia
Gregorian calendar — the reformed Julian calendar now in use, according to which the ordinary year consists of 365 days, and a leap year of 366 days occurs in every year whose number is exactly divisible by 4 except centenary years whose numbers are not exactly… … Universalium
Gregorian calendar — the day following 4 October 1582 of the Julian calendar was designated 15 October 1582 of the Gregorian calendar; the 10 days being dropped in order that the vernal equinox would fall on March 21. The Gregorian calendar was not adopted by England … Dictionary of ichthyology
Gregorian Calendar — The calendar so named after Pope Gregory who corrected the errors of several centuries in the calculation of time and put in force a new style by which the error is reduced to one day in thirty centuries. Christian nations have generally adopted… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Gregorian calendar — Grigaliaus kalendorius statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Kalendorius, pagal kurį keliamieji metai nustatomi laikantis tokios taisyklės: metai, išskyrus šimtmečių metus, yra keliamieji, jei jie dalosi iš 4, šimtmečių metai yra keliamieji,… … Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas
Gregorian calendar month — noun a month in the Gregorian calendar • Hypernyms: ↑calendar month, ↑month • Hyponyms: ↑January, ↑Jan, ↑February, ↑Feb, ↑March, ↑Mar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Gregorian calendar — noun Date: circa 1771 a calendar in general use introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a revision of the Julian calendar, adopted in Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752, marked by the suppression of 10 days or after 1700 11 days,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
