Etymology

Julian calendar

Today it means: The calendar which was used in the western world before the present-day Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar differed in having all multiple-of-4 years as leap years. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Julius Caesar who introduced the calendar in 46 BCE.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.