单词 | vulgar era |
释义 | > as lemmasvulgar era a. Employed in common or ordinary reckoning of time, distance, etc.; esp., in later use, vulgar era, the ordinary Christian era. ΚΠ c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) ii. §9. 22 The same manere maistow worke to knowe the quantite of the vulgar nyht. c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) ii. §9. 22 The day vulgare, that is to seyen, from spring of the day vn-to verrey nyht. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 142 The way from Rome to Sienna is thus vulgarly noted..In all..ninetie sixe miles. I will follow my Italian consorts..who doe not much differ from this vulgar number of miles. 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. i. 3 They.., confound..the true Epoche of the Olympiads with the vulgar. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. iii. §1 The vulgar account of years from the beginning of the world. 1716 H. Prideaux Old & New Test. Connected I. i. 1 The vulgar era, by which we now compute the years from his incarnation. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) i. 80 Seven hundred forty and seven years before the Vulgar Æra of Christ. 1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. iii. xiv. 117 The vulgar Christian Aera answers the same purpose as effectually. 1839 J. Yeowell Anc. Brit. Church (1847) App. i. 169 The fifty-seventh year of the vulgar computation. 1882 A. H. Keane in Nature 10 Aug. 345/1 Owing to constant migrations..throughout the fourth and fifth centuries of the vulgar era. < as lemmas |
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