Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun julian_calendar

1 sense of julian calendar

Sense 1
Julian calendar, Old Style calendar -- (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)
       => solar calendar -- (a calendar based on solar cycles)