adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɡɹɪˈɡɔːɹi.ən/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to the Gregorian calendar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
An average Gregorian year is 365.2425 days.
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to James Gregory (mathematician), inventor of the Gregorian telescope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of Gregorian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A member of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the calendar he introduced in 1582
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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7
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to Pope Gregory I or to the plainsong chants of the Roman Catholic Church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Gregory Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Gregorian From Gregory + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
грыгарыя́нскі
(hryharyjánski)
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Catalan:
gregorià
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Danish:
gregoriansk
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Dutch:
gregoriaanse
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Dutch:
gregoriaans
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Finnish:
gregoriaaninen
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
French:
grégorien
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
German:
gregorianisch
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Hindi:
ग्रेगोरियाई
(gregoriyāī)
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Irish:
Greagórach
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Italian:
gregoriano
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Latin:
Gregorianus
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Norwegian Bokmål:
gregoriansk
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gregoriansk
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Persian:
گریگوری
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Polish:
gregoriański
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Portuguese:
gregoriano
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Russian:
григориа́нский
(grigoriánskij)
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Spanish:
gregoriano
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Swedish:
gregoriansk
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Tagalog:
Gregoryano
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Turkish:
Gregoryen
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Ukrainian:
григоріа́нський
(hryhoriánsʹkyj)
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Welsh:
Gregoraidd
— of, or relating to a person named Gregory