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Old Style calendar   /oʊld staɪl kˈæləndər/   Listen
Old Style calendar

noun
1.
The solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February.  Synonym: Julian calendar.






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"Old Style calendar" Quotes from Famous Books



... Warren sailed into Canso. The Provincials thought the date of his arrival a very happy omen, as it fell on what was then, according to the Old Style calendar, St George's Day, April 23. After a conference with Pepperrell he hurried off to begin the blockade of Louisbourg. A week later, May 21, the transports joined him there, and landed their militiamen for one of the most eccentric ...
— The Great Fortress - A Chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 • William Wood



Words linked to "Old Style calendar" :   Julian calendar, solar calendar



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