lunar calendar

English Thesaurus

1. a calendar based on lunar cycles (noun.time)

hypernym	:	calendar,
definition	:	a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year (noun.time)

hyponym	:	roman calendar,
definition	:	the lunar calendar in use in ancient Rome; replaced by the Julian calendar in 46 BC (noun.time)

hyponym	:	islamic calendar, mohammedan calendar, moslem calendar, muhammadan calendar, muslim calendar,
definition	:	the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years (noun.time)