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new style calendar meaning and definition
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Definition of New Style calendar (noun)
- 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 was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
- synonyms: Gregorian calendar
Source: Princeton University Wordnet