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Meaning of Old Style | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The Julian calendar system, especially with reference to Russia, where it continued to be used until the early 20th century.
    historical, uncountable
  2. A dating system in which March 25 is the New Year's Day.
    historical, uncountable

Examples

“The banded ones were all dressed in white gowns — a gay survival from Old Style days, when cheerfulness and May-time were synonyms — days before the habit of taking long views had reduced emotions to a monotonous average.”
“As the [Manx] people reckon this festival according to the Old Style, Hollantide in the Isle of Man is our twelfth of November.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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