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Intercalation

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n. a period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.

n. The reversible insertion of a molecule between two others

n. A layer introduced into a pre-existing sequence

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The insertion of a day, or other portion of time, in a calendar.

n. The insertion or introduction of anything among others, as the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical composition

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In chronology, an official insertion of additional time, as a day or a month, in the regular reckoning of the calendar, to make the year of the right length. See intercalary, 1.

n. Hence The insertion of anything between other things; irregular interposition or interjection, as, in geology, the intrusion of layers or beds between the regular rocks of a series.

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n. an insertion into a calendar

Word Usage

"Ashur points to the late addition of this intercalated month, and makes it probable also that the intercalation is the work of astronomers standing under Assyrian authority."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

interval time interval

Cross Reference

effective scale of intercalations bissextile year bissextile bissextile month

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