HyperDic: intercalary

English > 1 sense of the word intercalary:
ADJECTIVEallintercalaryhaving a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year
English > intercalary: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningHaving a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day".
Example"a leap year is an intercalary year"
BroaderadditiveCharacterized or produced by addition
Spanishintercalado, intercalar
Catalanintercalar

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