Mayan Long Count calendar

noun

A nonrepeating, vigesimal and base-18 calendar used by the Maya and several other pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures.

Meanings

noun
  1. A nonrepeating, vigesimal and base-18 calendar used by the Maya and several other pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures.

    Synonyms: Mesoamerican Long Count calendar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA nonrepeating, vigesimal and base-18 calendar used by the Maya and several other pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures.

Cite this entry
APA

Mayan Long Count calendar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayan%20Long%20Count%20calendar

MLA

“Mayan Long Count calendar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayan%20Long%20Count%20calendar. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mayan Long Count calendar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayan%20Long%20Count%20calendar.

Source: Mayan Long Count calendar on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.