Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gregorian calendar

/ɡɹeˈɡɔːɹiən kæləndɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: gre-go-ri-an -cal-en-dar
IPA: /ɡɹeˈɡɔːɹiən kæləndɚ/

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The calendar currently used in the western world. It replaced the Julian calendar and was devised to halt the slow drift of the vernal equinox towards earlier in the year.

Etymology

Named after Pope Gregory XIII who decreed it should be used.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡɹeˈɡɔːɹiən kæləndɚ/

Inflected Forms

the Gregorian calendar (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

Sunday

Synonyms

Christian calendar new style calendar

Questions

How do you pronounce gregorian calendar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹeˈɡɔːɹiən kæləndɚ/.
What does gregorian calendar mean?: The calendar currently used in the western world. It replaced the Julian calendar and was devised to halt the slow drift of the vernal equinox towards earlier in the year.
Where does gregorian calendar come from?: Named after Pope Gregory XIII who decreed it should be used.

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