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888
(
DCCCLXXXVIII
)
was a
leap year starting on Monday
of the
Julian calendar
, the 888th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 888th year of the
1st millennium
, the 88th year of the
9th century
, and the 9th year of the
880s
decade. As of the start of 888, the Gregorian calendar was
4 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.