Julian year


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the year of 365 days, 6 hours, adopted in the Julian calendar, and in use until superseded by the Gregorian year, as established in the reformed or Gregorian calendar.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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