Gregorian calendar (n)
New Style calendar (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 28
def 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
def it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
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Hypernym solar calendar
Hyponym church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar
Part meronym Gregorian calendar month; January, Jan; February, Feb; March, Mar; April, Apr; May; June; July; August, Aug; September, Sep, Sept; October, Oct; November, Nov; December, Dec
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) Gregorian → Gregorian calendar
Hyponym solar calendar
Hypernym church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar
Part holonym Gregorian calendar month; January, Jan; February, Feb; March, Mar; April, Apr; May; June; July; August, Aug; September, Sep, Sept; October, Oct; November, Nov; December, Dec

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