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Julian calendar

Julian calendar proper noun: the calendar which was used in the western world before the present-day Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar differed in having all multiple-of-4 years as leap years.

Proper noun

the Julian calendar

  1. The calendar which was used in the western world before the present-day Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar differed in having all multiple-of-4 years as leap years.
    • That brings back memories of my visit to the remote Scottish island of Foula. The most westerly of the Shetlands, it still officially adheres to the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind our habitual Gregorian one. These days, the islanders only use the former for Christmas and New Year...2025 November 12, Vitali Vitaliev, “Time travelling”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 68

Julian calendar meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese

Julian calendar in Tamil

ஜுலிய நாள்காட்டி, ஜூலியன் நாள்காட்டி

Julian calendar in Arabic

calendar
التقويم الشرقي at-taqwīm aš-šarqī

Julian calendar in Vietnamese

calendar
lịch Juliêng, lịch Julius

Origin of Julian calendar

Named after Julius Caesar who introduced the calendar in 46 BCE.

Words formed from Julian calendar

Questions about Julian calendar

What does Julian calendar mean?
Julian calendar means the calendar which was used in the western world before the present-day Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar differed in having all multiple-of-4 years as leap years.
What is Julian calendar in Tamil?
Julian calendar in Tamil is ஜுலிய நாள்காட்டி, ஜூலியன் நாள்காட்டி. See Julian calendar meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Julian calendar?
Julian calendar is a proper noun.

Words near Julian calendar in the dictionary

  1. Julia sets
  2. Juliaca
  3. Juliaetta
  4. Julian
  5. Julian Alps
  6. Julian calendar
  7. Julian date
  8. Julian dates
  9. Julian day
  10. Julian days
  11. Julian period

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Julian calendar (page history and authors); julian calendar (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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