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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Julian \Jul"ian\ (?; 277) a. [L. Julianus fr Julius. Cf
{July}, {Gillian}.]
Relating to or derived from Julius C[ae]sar.
{Julian calendar}, the calendar as adjusted by Julius
C[ae]sar, 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Julian calendar, and in use until superseded by the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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Julian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar; "the
Julian calendar" [syn: {Julian}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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
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