Gregorian calendar
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- /ɡrɪˈɡɔːriən ˈkælɪndər/
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calendario gregoriano
- The Gregorian calendar was designed to correct for a ten-day discrepancy caused by the fact that the Julian year was 10.8 minutes too long.
Examples
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The Gregorian calendar is just formulated for this civilization.
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In 1582, the Gregorian calendar we still use today was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII to replace the outdated Julian calendar, which had been implemented in 45 BC.
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When they switched to the Gregorian calendar, a dozen or so days got cut out.
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On the Gregorian calendar, Diwali usually falls within the months of October or November.
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When the Gregorian calendar came into being, the prophetic "time," or 360-day year, was changed to an average of 365.25 days per year.
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Most modern countries use the Gregorian calendar for their official activities.
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Most people in the Western world follow the Gregorian calendar to mark holidays and events.
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When the United Kingdom adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, it caused a change in how dates were recorded.
Synonyms
The calendar most countries use today that fixed the Julian calendar's drift
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'Gregorian' (relating to Pope Gregory or the Gregorian reform) + 'calendar' yields a calendar associated with or introduced by Gregory. This naming pattern is compositional and widely paralleled across languages, so a learner who knows the constituent meanings can derive the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The Gregorian calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 when he 'skipped' ten days and changed how leap years work to bring the year back in line with the seasons. That's why the Gregorian calendar is the modern system most countries use to keep dates and seasons correct.