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

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

From BBC

He introduced his Julian calendar in 46 BCE.

From Seattle Times

Technically, though, he was born Feb. 11 under the ancient Julian calendar, which was still in use for the first 20 years of his life.

From Seattle Times

All Eastern Orthodox kept to the old calendar until 1923, when an inter-Orthodox gathering adopted a revised Julian calendar that essentially mirrors the Gregorian.

From Seattle Times

Ukraine has traditionally used the Julian calendar, also used by Russia, where Christmas falls on 7 January.

From BBC