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# gregorian

adjective (Gregorian)

«gregorian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The Gregorian calendar: the calendar most of the world uses today, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, with leap years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gregorian/#m1)
2. Gregorian chant: an old, plain style of church singing without instruments, named after Pope Gregory I. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gregorian/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history and maths lessons the Gregorian calendar explains leap years: every 4 years, except century years not divisible by 400. In church music lessons Gregorian chant is sung by monks in Latin. Phrases: «Gregorian calendar», «Gregorian chant».

### Examples

- We use the Gregorian calendar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gregorian/#x1)
- The Gregorian calendar has a leap year every four years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gregorian/#x2)
- Britain changed to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 and lost eleven days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gregorian/#x3)
- The monks sang Gregorian chant in the abbey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gregorian/#x4)
- Some churches still use the older Julian calendar for Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gregorian/#x5)

### Note

Always capital G. In maths: a year is a leap year if divisible by 4, but century years only if divisible by 400 (2000 was, 1900 was not).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gregorian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gregorian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gregorian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gregorian.html) on Mova free.