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Calendar

Of or pertaining to any of various systems of organising time in which the beginning, length, and divisions of a year are defined.

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month

Chronometry; Calendar

A measurement of time defined as 30 days. According to the Gregorian calendar, a month can last anywhere between 28 and 31 days, with 12 months to make up a year. The months of April, June, ...

date

Chronometry; Calendar

A particular day of the month.

year

Chronometry; Calendar

A measurement of time defined as 365 day (366 during leap years).

December 12, 2012

Chronometry; Calendar

December 12, 2012 is a significant date because it's the last time in the 21st century in which the three numbers for the day, month and year are perfectly aligned, i.e. 12/12/12. Since the month ...

Friday the 13th

Chronometry; Calendar

Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday. According to folklorists, there is no ...

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