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gregorian calendar

noun /grɪɡoʊriənkæləndər/ 6 syllables 18 letters Scrabble 22 WWF 28
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noun

the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752

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