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  Definition of New Style calendar
  1. 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 w
Similar Words: Gregorian calendar

 

Hyponyms: church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar

 

 
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