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Julian year

Julian year noun: a year in the old Julian calendar that has either 365 or 366 days.

Noun

Julian year (plural Julian years)

  1. (historical) A year in the old Julian calendar that has either 365 or 366 days.
  2. A unit of measurement of time defined as exactly 365.25 days of 86400 SI seconds each.

Forms of Julian year

pluralJulian years

Questions about Julian year

What does Julian year mean?
Julian year means a year in the old Julian calendar that has either 365 or 366 days.
What part of speech is Julian year?
Julian year is a noun.
What is the plural of Julian year?
The plural of Julian year is Julian years.

Words near Julian year in the dictionary

  1. Julian dates
  2. Julian day
  3. Julian days
  4. Julian period
  5. Julian periods
  6. Julian year
  7. Julian years
  8. Juliana
  9. Juliana Republic
  10. julianiaceous
  11. Julianist

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