lunar calendar
A calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon,…A calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year.
» In China, they celebrate New Year by the lunar calendar.
В Китае Новый год отмечается по лунному календарю.
Meaning
1 sensesA calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year.
Mondkalender, Lunarkalender
лу́нный календа́рьlúnnyj kalendárʹ
мі́сячний календа́рmísjačnyj kalendár
- a calendar based on lunar cycles
Examples
3 sentencesIn China, they celebrate New Year by the lunar calendar.
ruВ Китае Новый год отмечается по лунному календарю. — marafon
In China, they celebrate the New Year by the lunar calendar.
Bon, an annual Buddhist event, is from July (or August on the lunar calendar) 13th to the 16th.
Translations
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Forms
plural: lunar calendars| Singular | lunar calendar |
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