Julian calendar

[ jool-yuhn kal-uhn-der ]

noun

1. the calendar established by Julius Caesar in 46 b.c., fixing the length of the year at 365 days and at 366 days every fourth year: there are 12 months of 30 or 31 days, except for February, which has 28 days with the exception of every fourth year, or leap year, when it has 29 days. Compare Gregorian calendar ( def ).

Julian calendar

noun

1. the calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 bc , identical to the present calendar in all but two aspects: the beginning of the year was not fixed on Jan 1 and leap years occurred every fourth year and in every centenary year Compare Gregorian calendar

Word History and Origins

Origin of Julian calendar¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

People in Jerusalem observed a two-minute silence in memory of victims of the Holocaust; Russia marked the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II with a Victory Day military parade in Moscow; Orthodox Serbs who follow the old Julian calendar marked Good Friday on May 3, in Belgrade.

From Seattle Times

According to the Julian calendar which was then in use in Russia, the women's strike began on 23 February.

From BBC

At the time, Russia had not adopted the Gregorian calendar — named after Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in 1582 – and still used the Julian calendar – the brainchild of Julius Caesar and still used by Orthodox churches for religious rites.

From Seattle Times

He introduced his Julian calendar in 46 BCE.

From Seattle Times

The Julian calendar was the model used by the Western world for hundreds of years.

From Seattle Times