New Style calendar

/nu staɪl ˌkæləndər/

Other forms: New Style calendars

Definitions of New Style calendar

1. 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

   types:

   church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar

   a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals

   type of:

   solar calendar

   a calendar based on solar cycles