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Gregorian

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɡɹɪˈɡɔːɹi.ən/
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  • CMU ARPABET: G R AH0 G AO1 R IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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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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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
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