Julian calendar

[ jool-yuhn kal-uhn-der ]

noun

1. the calendar established by Julius Caesar in 46 b.c., fixing the length of the year at 365 days and at 366 days every fourth year: there are 12 months of 30 or 31 days, except for February, which has 28 days with the exception of every fourth year, or leap year, when it has 29 days. Compare Gregorian calendar ( def ).

Julian calendar

noun

1. See Gregorian calendar
   the calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 bc , identical to the present calendar in all but two aspects: the beginning of the year was not fixed on Jan 1 and leap years occurred every fourth year and in every centenary year Compare Gregorian calendar

Word History and Origins

Origin of Julian calendar¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

The whole question is more or less complicated by the fact that the Julian Calendar was in use.

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It probably began about the 10th of March, at that period about the time of the vernal equinox, according to the Julian Calendar.

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The Julian year is a year of the Julian Calendar, in which there is leap year every fourth year.

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According to the Julian Calendar, which was then in use, July 25 fell seven or eight days later than now.

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The inventor of the calendar ordered that it should be known as the "Julian Calendar," and it is so called, even unto this day.

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