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Gregorian calendar

Meaning in history, with examples

nounCommon term

In history, Gregorian calendar means: A reformed solar calendar introduced in 1582 that adjusts the Julian leap-year rule.

In Turkish: Gregoryen takvimi, Miladi takvim

How it is used

Adoption occurred at different times; converting old dates requires a place and a year.

Example sentences

  1. The historian checked when the city adopted the Gregorian calendar before aligning the letters.

    Adoption history determines which calendar a document probably follows.

  2. Dates in the exhibition have been converted to the Gregorian calendar.

    A shared dating convention makes documents easier to compare.

Common collocations

  • adopt the Gregorian calendar
  • Gregorian calendar reform
  • chronologyThe order in which events happened, or a list or table that sets out events and their dates in that order.
  • ADShort for the Latin 'Anno Domini' ('in the year of the Lord'): used with years of the Western calendar counted from the traditional date of Christ's birth.

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