julian calendar
(ˌdʒu liˈæn ə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the calendar established by Julius Caesar in 46 b .c ., fixing the length of the year at 365 days and at 366 days every fourth year. There are 12 months of 30 or 31 days, except for February, which has 28 days with the exception of every fourth year, or leap year, when it has 29 days.
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julian calendar
(Julian calendar, Old Style calendar)
Princeton's WordNet
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
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old style calendar
(Julian calendar, Old Style calendar)
Princeton's WordNet
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
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year
Webster Dictionary
the time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of 366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on account of the excess above 365 days (see Bissextile)
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siddur
(ɪˈdʊər ɪm;)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a Jewish prayer book designed for use chiefly on days other than festivals and holy days.
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february
(ˈfɛb ruˌɛr i, ˈfɛb yu-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the second month of the year, ordinarily containing 28 days, but containing 29 days in leap years.
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fertile period
(fertile period, fertile phase)
Princeton's WordNet
the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)
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fertile phase
(fertile period, fertile phase)
Princeton's WordNet
the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)
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rogation day
(Rogation Day)
Princeton's WordNet
one of the three days before Ascension Day; observed by some Christians as days of supplication
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black-letter
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious
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hebdomadary
Webster Dictionary
consisting of seven days, or occurring at intervals of seven days; weekly
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tenebrae
Webster Dictionary
the matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week, commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, -- usually sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, instead of on the following days
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pseudorubella
(exanthema subitum, roseola infantum, roseola infantilis, pseudorubella)
Princeton's WordNet
a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days
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exanthema subitum
(exanthema subitum, roseola infantum, roseola infantilis, pseudorubella)
Princeton's WordNet
a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days
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roseola infantum
(exanthema subitum, roseola infantum, roseola infantilis, pseudorubella)
Princeton's WordNet
a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days
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roseola infantilis
(exanthema subitum, roseola infantum, roseola infantilis, pseudorubella)
Princeton's WordNet
a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days
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sigillaria
Webster Dictionary
little images or figures of earthenware exposed for sale, or given as presents, on the last two days of the Saturnalia; hence, the last two, or the sixth and seventh, days of the Saturnalia
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gregorian calendar
(ɪˈgɔr i ən, -ˈgoʊr-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the reformed Julian calendar now in use, according to which the ordinary year consists of 365 days, and a leap year of 366 days occurs in every year whose number is exactly divisible by 4 except centenary years whose numbers are not exactly divisible by 400, as 1700, 1800, and 1900.
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quadragene
Webster Dictionary
an indulgence of forty days, corresponding to the forty days of ancient canonical penance
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obitual
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrated; as, obitual days
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february
Webster Dictionary
the second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year, it has twenty-nine days
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leap year
Webster Dictionary
bissextile; a year containing 366 days; every fourth year which leaps over a day more than a common year, giving to February twenty-nine days. See Bissextile
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week
(wik)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
seven days before or after a specified day:
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day
(ɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Often, days. a particular era:
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lunation
(ˈneɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
½ days..
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new year
(ˈnu ˈyɪər, ˈnyu for)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the first few days of a given year.
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quarantine
(ˈkwɔr ənˌtin, ˈkwɒr-, ˌkwɔr ənˈtin, ˌkwɒr-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a period of 40 days.
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shrovetide
(ˈʃroʊvˌtaɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the three days before Ash Wednesday.
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nowadays
(ˈnaʊ əˌdeɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
at the present time; these days.
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march
(ɑrtʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the third month of the year, containing 31 days.
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