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Definition of Gregorian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to Pope Gregory I or to the plainsong chants of the Roman Catholic Church.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the calendar he introduced in 1582.

Definition of Gregorian

1. a. Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name.

Medical Definition of Gregorian

1. Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name. Gregorian calendar, the calendar as reformed by Pope Gregory XIII. In 1582, including the method of adjusting the leap years so as to harmonize the civil year with the solar, and also the regulation of the time of Easter and the movable feasts by means of epochs. See Gregorian year (below). Gregorian chant, a form of reflecting telescope, named from Prof. James Gregory, of Edinburgh, who perfected it in 1663. A small concave mirror in the axis of this telescope, having its focus coincident with that of the large reflector, transmits the light received from the latter back through a hole in its center to the eyepiece placed behind it. Gregorian year, the year as now reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar. Thus, every year, of the current reckoning, which is divisible by 4, except those divisible by 100 aud not by 400, has 366 days; all other years have 365 days. See Bissextile, and Note under Style. Origin: NL. Gregorianus, fr. Gregorius Gregory, Gr., cf. F. Gregorien. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gregorian

gregarine gregarine gregarines gregarine movement Gregarinia Gregarinida gregarinosis gregarious gregarious gregariously

gregariousness gregatim grege grego gregorian (current term) Gregorian Gregorian calendar Gregorian calendar month Gregorian chant Gregorian mode

Gregorian telescope Gregory Gregory Goodwin Pincus Gregory I Gregory John Norman Gregory Nazianzen Gregory of Nazianzen Gregory Pincus Gregory the Great Gregory VII

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