ADJECTIVE | all | intercalary | having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year |
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Meaning | Having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day". | |
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Example | "a leap year is an intercalary year" | |
Broader | additive | Characterized or produced by addition |
Spanish | intercalado, intercalar | |
Catalan | intercalar |
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