julian

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julian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Julian \Jul"ian\ (?; 277) a. [L. Julianus, fr. Julius. Cf.
     July, Gillian.]
     Relating to, or derived from, Julius Caesar.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Julian calendar, the calendar as adjusted by Julius Caesar,
        in which the year was made to consist of 365 days, each
        fourth year having 366 days.
  
     Julian epoch, the epoch of the commencement of the Julian
        calendar, or 46 b. c.
  
     Julian period, a chronological period of 7,980 years,
        combining the solar, lunar, and indiction cycles (28 x 19
        x 15 = 7,980), being reckoned from the year 4713 B. C.,
        when the first years of these several cycles would
        coincide, so that if any year of the period be divided by
        28, 19, or 15, the remainder will be the year of the
        corresponding cycle. The Julian period was proposed by
        Scaliger, to remove or avoid ambiguities in chronological
        dates, and was so named because composed of Julian years.
        
  
     Julian year, the year of 365 days, 6 hours, adopted in the
        Julian calendar, and in use until superseded by the
        Gregorian year, as established in the reformed or
        Gregorian calendar.
        [1913 Webster]

julian - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Julian
      adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar;
             "the Julian calendar"
      n 1: Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored
           paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and
           destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed
           after his death (331?-363) [syn: Julian, Julian the Apostate
           , Flavius Claudius Julianus]

julian - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Julian, CA (CDP, FIPS 37582)
    Location: 33.07312 N, 116.58739 W
    Population (1990): 1284 (775 housing units)
    Area: 20.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 92036
  Julian, NC
    Zip code(s): 27283
  Julian, NE (village, FIPS 24915)
    Location: 40.52033 N, 95.86715 W
    Population (1990): 71 (42 housing units)
    Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68379
  Julian, PA
    Zip code(s): 16844
  Julian, WV
    Zip code(s): 25529