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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Because it was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII

Gregorian calendar

 noun
     
Related topics: Chronology
Gre‧go‧ri‧an cal‧en‧dar [singular]
TMC the system of arranging the 365 days of the year in months and giving numbers to the years from the birth of Christ, used in the West since 1582
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