intercalary

  • 11intercalary — intercalarily, adv. /in terr keuh ler ee, in teuhr kal euh ree/, adj. 1. interpolated; interposed. 2. inserted or interpolated in the calendar, as an extra day or month. 3. having such an inserted day, month, etc., as a particular year. [1605 15; …

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  • 12intercalary — adjective /ˌɪnt.ɚˈkæl.ɚ.i,ɪnˈtɝː.kə.lɛr.i/ a) of a day: extra day or days inserted into a calendar b) of a month: extra month inserted into a calendar. The has such a month. See Also: intercalate, intercalation …

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  • 13intercalary — 1. Occurring between two others; as in a pulse tracing, an upstroke interposed between two normal pulse beats. 2. In fungi, located in a hypha or between hyphal segments, not at a hyphal terminus. [L. intercalarius, concerning an insertion] * * * …

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  • 14intercalary — adj. inserted, interpolated; of a day or month which has been added to the calendar; having an extra day or month inserted (of a year)in·ter·ca·lar·y || ɪn tÉœrkÉ™lerɪ /ɪn tɜːkÉ™lrɪ …

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  • 15intercalary — [ɪn tə:kəl(ə)ri, ˌɪntə kal(ə)ri] adjective 1》 (of a day or month) inserted in the calendar to harmonize it with the solar year, e.g. 29 February. 2》 (of an academic period) additional to the standard course and taken at a different institution.… …

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  • 16intercalary — in·ter·ca·lary …

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  • 17intercalary — in•ter•ca•lar•y [[t]ɪnˈtɜr kəˌlɛr i, ˌɪn tərˈkæl ə ri[/t]] adj. 1) interpolated; interposed 2) hor inserted or interpolated in the calendar, as an extra day or month 3) hor (of a year) having such an inserted day, month, etc • Etymology: 1605–15; …

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  • 18intercalary — Any day, week, or month which has been inserted into a calendar, such as in a leap year …

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  • 19intercalary — /ɪnˈtɜkələri/ (say in terkuhluhree), /ɪntəˈkeɪləri/ (say intuh kayluhree) adjective 1. interpolated; interposed; intervening. 2. inserted or interpolated in the calendar, as an extra day, month, etc., to make the calendar year equal to the solar… …

  • 20intercalary —   a. inserted in the calendar; bissextile; leap (year); interpolated.    ♦ intercalate, v.   t.    ♦ intercalation, n …

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