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Gregorian calendar

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Gre·go·ri·an cal·en·dar /ɡrɪˌɡɔːriən ˈkæləndə $ -dər/ noun [singular]  TMCthe system of arranging the 365 days of the year in months and giving numbers to the years from the birth of Christ, used in the West since 1582 1582公历,阳历〔自1582年起在西方使用的历法〕
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Gregorian calendarAll I know, like the protestors when the Julian became the Gregorian calendar, is that I must have missed something.
Origin Gregorian calendar (1600-1700) Because it was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII
of system Corpus of 365 arranging the the days


Gregorian calendar
Gregorian calendar /ɡrɪˌɡɔːriən ˈkæləndə $ -dər/ noun [singular]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Because it was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII
the system of arranging the 365 days of the year in months and giving numbers to the years from the birth of Christ, used in the West since 1582


Gre·gor·ian calendarBrE /ɡrɪˌɡɔːriən ˈkælɪndə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ɡrɪˌɡɔːriən ˈkælɪndər/ 🔊 noun [singular] the system used since 1582 in Western countries of arranging the months in the year and the days in the months and of counting the years from the birth of Christ 格里历,公历,阳历(自 1582 年以来西方国家使用的历法)   compare Julian calendar