- new style calendar
- The modern calendar. The Gregorian calendar.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
new style calendar
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New Style calendar — 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… … Useful english dictionary
Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 — Parliament of Great Britain Long title An Act for Regulating the Commencement of the Year; and for Correcting the Calendar now in Use Statute book chapter 1 … Wikipedia
New Style — New′ Style′ n. hor time reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar Compare old style 2) • Etymology: 1605–15 … From formal English to slang
New Style — n. the method of reckoning time according to the Gregorian calendar … English World dictionary
new style — adjective Usage: usually capitalized N&S : using or according to the Gregorian calender abbr. N.S. * * * time reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar. Cf. old style (def. 2). [1605 15] * * * New Style see ↑style • • • Main Entry: ↑new … Useful english dictionary
Old Style and New Style dates — Old Style redirects here. For other uses, see Old Style (disambiguation). Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on… … Wikipedia
old style calendar — The calendar which was in use in England and America prior to the year 1752, when the new style or Gregorian calendar was adopted … Ballentine's law dictionary
new style — (NS) a notation used after dates to indicate that the date is stated in the Gregorian calendar (the calendar now in general use) rather than in the Julian calendar (see year2). The notation is used primarily for Gregorian dates between 15… … Dictionary of units of measurement
new style — indicates the Gregorian or modern western calendar. Some older fish literature, especially Russian, is dated by the Julian calendar or old style. This may have taxonomic significance in name priority. The Gregorian calendar came into use in… … Dictionary of ichthyology
New Style — time reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar. Cf. old style (def. 2). [1605 15] * * * … Universalium
