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intercalary

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈtɜːkələrɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in tûr′kə ler′ē, in′tər kal′ə rē)

in•ter•ca•lar•y (in tûr′kə ler′ē, in′tər kal′ə rē),USA pronunciation adj.

Timeinterpolated;
interposed.
Timeinserted or interpolated in the calendar, as an extra day or month.
Timehaving such an inserted day, month, etc., as a particular year.

Latin intercalārius, equivalent. to intercal(āre) to intercalate + -ārius -ary
1605–15

in•ter′ca•lar′i•ly, adv.

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intercalary /ɪnˈtɜːkələrɪ/, obsolete intercalar /ɪnˈtɜːkələ/ adj

(of a day, month, etc) inserted in the calendar
(of a particular year) having one or more days inserted
inserted, introduced, or interpolated

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin intercalārius; see intercalate

'intercalary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

embolism - Adar Sheni - bissextus - Chinese calendar - common year - intercalary meristem - Jewish calendar - Revolutionary calendar - Veadar

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