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Meaning of 'intercalary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Intercalary [ a.]
- 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.
2 . Intercalary [ n.]
- Introduced or inserted among others; additional; supernumerary.

Meaning of 'intercalary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . intercalary [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year:
Example in sentence:
  • a leap year is an intercalary year;
  • Feb. 29 is an intercalary day

Nearby Words:

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