Roman calendar

American  

noun

1. the calendar in use in ancient Rome until 46 b.c., when it was replaced with the Julian calendar.

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Roman calendar British  

noun

1. the lunar calendar of ancient Rome, replaced in 45 _bc by the Julian calendar. It originally consisted of 10 months, with a special month intercalated between Feb 23 and 24

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Etymology

Origin of Roman calendar

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Twelve years later by the Roman calendar and 15 minutes on a parent's body clock, I was still on Clancy's bag.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 1, 2013

In the Roman calendar, this is the month of Juno, goddess of youthful energy, rejuvenation and the waxing moon.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2012

Faced with an old Roman calendar that was itself drifting out of sync with the solar year, he recognized the Alexandrian calendar as a worthy model for a proposed revision.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

The deep dislike and distrust the Romans felt toward Cleopatra only increased when Caesar reformed the Roman calendar to match the Egyptian method of tracking the year.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

There was an ever-increasing number of feast days in the Roman calendar.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks