Complete Definition of "Gregorian calendar"

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Etymology
Named after w:Pope Gregory XIII|Pope Gregory XIII who decreed it should be used.

Noun
Gregorian calendar

  1. The calendar currently used in the western world. It replaced the Julian calendar and was devised to halt the slow drift of the vernal equinox towards earlier in the year.

Translations

Bosnian: gregorijanski kalendar#Bosnian|gregorijanski kalendar m
Dutch: gregoriaanse kalender m
Finnish: gregoriaaninen kalenteri
French: calendrier grégorien m
Korean: 그�고리�력 (geuregorio-ryeok)
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Macedonian: ��его�и�ан�кио� календа� m
Maltese: Kalendarju Gregorjan
Russian: ��его�иан�кий календа�� (gr'egoriánskij kal'endár') m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: г�его�и�ан�ки календа�#Serbian|г�его�и�ан�ки календа� m
:Roman: gregorijanski kalendar#Serbian|gregorijanski kalendar m

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