intercalary

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English - English
of a month: extra month inserted into a calendar. The Hebrew calendar has such a month
of a day: extra day or days inserted into a calendar
of a meristem: situated between zones of permanent tissue, thus a shoot growing at the base of a leaf, in comparison with apical growth at the tip of a root or plant
Any day, week, or month which has been inserted into a calendar, such as in a leap year
Between two bones
now applied particularly to the odd day Feb
added or having an addition to make the calender year correspond to the solar year; "Feb
{s} inserted, interpolated; of a day or month which has been added to the calendar; having an extra day or month inserted (of a year)
Introduced or inserted among others; additional; supernumerary
29 inserted in the calendar of leap year
Days or months periodically inserted into a calendar system to adjust the system with the actual physical cycles This allows the seasons to occur at the same time every year
29 is an intercalary day"; "leap year is an intercalary year
Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc
added or having an addition to make the calender year correspond to the solar year; "Feb 29 is an intercalary day"; "leap year is an intercalary year"
See Bissextile, n
a day or month inserted into the calendar
intercalar
intercalary meristem
A meristem found as a "slice" within an organ and allowing lengthening in a middle position
intercalary month
extra month that is added to the calendar year
ıntercalary
{a} inserted, put between, added
intercalary

    Hyphenation

    in·ter·ca·la·ry

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Latin intercalārius from intercalāris from intercalō from inter (“among”) + calō (“call out, proclaim”).
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