单词 | artificial year |
释义 | > as lemmasartificial year artificial year n. [after post-classical Latin annus artificialis (13th cent. in British sources)] the period from one New Year's Day to another, as distinguished from the actual time taken by the earth in its annual revolution; a calendar or civil year. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [noun] > reckoned in a specific way > civil year yearOE artificial year1705 1705 T. Hearne Ductor Historicus (ed. 2) I. i. i. 3 The Artificial or Civil Year now used, was invented by the Emperor Julius Cæsar. 1861 J. F. W. Herschel Outl. Astron. (new ed.) iv. xviii. 528 The principle of an assumed or artificial year, and adopting two such years, both consisting of an exact integer number of days, viz. one of 365 and the other of 366. 1949 Jrnl. Near Eastern Stud. 8 19/1 An artificial year of twelve months of thirty days each. 2002 P. R. Wilkins Guide Libr. Occidental Chronol. i. 66 By 'artificial Years', I am referring to the calendars of the various civilizations from which my research is taken. < as lemmas |
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