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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
intercalary \inter"calary\ ?; 277, a. l. intercalaris,
intercalarius: cf. f. intercalaire. see intercalate.
1913 webster
1. chron. inserted or introduced among others in the
calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; -- now
applied particularly to the odd day feb. 29 inserted in
the calendar of leap year. see bissextile, n.
1913 webster
2. introduced or inserted among others; additional;
supernumerary. "intercalary spines." --owen.
1913 webster
this intercalary line . . . is made the last of a
triplet. --beattie.
1913 webster
intercalary day med., one on which no paroxysm of an
intermittent disease occurs. --mayne.
1913 webster
see also:
intercalate bissextile intercalary day
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
intercalary
adj : 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"
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