Julian calendar
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Julian calendar
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Named after Julius Caesar who introduced the calendar in 46 BCE.
proper noun the Julian calendar
- 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 celebrati
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name calendar
| Español | calendario juliano |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 儒略曆 /儒略历 Rúlüèlì, 朱理安曆 /朱理安历 Zhūlǐ'ānlì, 朱利安曆 /朱利安历 Zhūlì'ānlì |
| Português | Calendário Juliano |
| Français | calendrier julien |
| Deutsch | Julianischer Kalender |
| Ελληνικά | Ιουλιανό ημερολόγιο Ioulianó imerológio |
| Română | calendar iulian |
| Русский | Юлиа́нский календа́рь Juliánskij kalendárʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lịch Juliêng, lịch Julius |
| العربية | التقويم الشرقي at-taqwīm aš-šarqī |
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