julian

1. a. Relating to, or derived from, Julius Caesar. Source: opted

2. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar Source: wordnet

3. Relating to, or derived from, Julius Cæsar. Julian calendar, the calendar as adjusted by Julius Cæsar, in which the year was made to consist of 365 days, each fourth year having 366 days. -- Julian epoch, the epoch of the commencement of the Julian calendar, or 46 b. c. -- Julian period, a chronological period of 7,980 years, combining the solar, lunar, and indiction cycles (28 x 19 x 15 = 7,980), being reckoned from the year 4713 B. C., when the first years of these several cycles would coincide, so that if any year of the period be divided by 28, 19, or 15, the remainder will be the year of the corresponding cycle. The Julian period was proposed by Scaliger, to remove or avoid ambiguities in chronological dates, and was so named because composed of Julian years. -- Julian year, the year of 365 days, 6 hours, adopted in the Julian calendar, and in use until superseded by the Gregorian year, as established in the reformed or Gregorian calendar. Source: webster

4. Relating to, or derived from, Julius Cæsar. Julian calendar,the calendar as adjusted by Julius Cæsar, in which the year was madeto consist of 365 days, each fourth year having 366 days.-- Julian epoch, the epoch of the commencement of the Juliancalendar, or 46 b. c.-- Julian period, a chronological period of 7,980 years, combiningthe solar, lunar, and indiction cycles (28 x 19 x 15 = 7,980), beingreckoned from the year 4713 B. C., when the first years of theseseveral cycles would coincide, so that if any year of the period bedivided by 28, 19, or 15, the remainder will be the year of thecorresponding cycle. The Julian period was proposed by Scaliger, toremove or avoid ambiguities in chronological dates, and was so namedbecause composed of Julian years.-- Julian year, the year of 365 days, 6 hours, adopted in the Juliancalendar, and in use until superseded by the Gregorian year, asestablished in the reformed or Gregorian calendar. Source: adambom

5. n. Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363) a. of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar Source: ecdict

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