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Julian calendar
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Julian calendar
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

Julian calendar [′jül·yən ′kal·ən·dər]
(astronomy)
A calendar (replaced by the Gregorian calendar) in which the year was 365.25 days, with the fraction allowing for an extra day every fourth year (leap year); there were 12 months, each 30 or 31 days except for February which had 28 days or in leap year 29.


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