Gregorian calendar
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Gregorian calendar
- /ɡɹeˈɡɔːɹiən kæləndɚ/ US
Where it comes from
Named after Pope Gregory XIII who decreed it should be used.
proper noun the Gregorian calendar
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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.
Similar: Christian calendar
Translations
Every language
name calendar
| Español | calendario gregoriano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 그레고리오력 geuregorioryeok |
| 日本語 | グレゴリオ暦 guregorio-reki |
| 中文 | 公曆 /公历 gōnglì, 陽曆 /阳历 yánglì, 西曆 /西历 xīlì, 新曆 /新历 xīnlì, 太陽曆 /太阳历 tàiyánglì, 國曆 /国历 guólì |
| हिन्दी | ग्रेगोरी कैलेंडर gregorī kaileṇḍar |
| Português | calendário gregoriano |
| Français | calendrier grégorien |
| Deutsch | gregorianischer Kalender |
| Italiano | calendario gregoriano |
| Ελληνικά | Γρηγοριανό ημερολόγιο Grigorianó imerológio |
| Română | calendar gregorian |
| Русский | григориа́нский календа́рь grigoriánskij kalendárʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tây lịch, công lịch, dương lịch, lịch Gregôriô, lịch Gregorius |
| العربية | التَقْوِيم الغَرْبِيّ at-taqwīm al-ḡarbiyy, التَقْوِيم المِيلَادِيّ at-taqwīm al-mīlādiyy, التَقْوِيم المِيلَادِيّ الغَرْبِيّ at-taqwīm al-mīlādiyy al-ḡarbiyy |
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title = {Gregorian calendar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gregorian%20calendar},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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