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lunisolar calendar

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun, which defines the year.

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Meaning 2

a calendar based on both lunar and solar cycles

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Broader terms: calendar

Narrower terms: Jewish calendar, Hebrew calendar, Hindu calendar

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: calendari lunisolar — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Chinese Cantonese: 陰陽曆 /阴阳历 (jam1 joeng4 lik6) — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陰陽曆 /阴阳历 (yīnyánglì) — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Danish: lunisolarkalender — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Finnish: kuu-aurinkokalenteri — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • French: calendrier luni-solaire — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Galician: calendario lunisolar — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Japanese: 太陰太陽暦 (taiin taiyōreki) — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Japanese: 陰暦 (inreki) — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Japanese: 旧暦 (kyūreki) — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Portuguese: calendário lunissolar — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Spanish: calendario lunisolar — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Swedish: lunisolarkalender — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
  • Vietnamese: âm dương lịch — calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun