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gregorian
adjective(Gre-go-ri-an)
of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the Gregorian calendar
gregorian
adjective(Gre-go-ri-an)
of or relating to Pope Gregory I
gregorian
adjective(Gre-go-ri-an)
of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Gregorian chant
gregorian
adjective(Gre-go-ri-an)
of or relating to the Armenian national church
gregorian
noun(Gre-go-ri-an)
a calendar in general use introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a revision of the Julian calendar, adopted in Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752, marked by the suppression of 10 days or after 1700 11 days, and having leap years in every year divisible by four with the restriction that centesimal years are leap years only when divisible by 400
gregorian
noun(Gre-go-ri-an)
a monodic and rhythmically free liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church

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