What does intercalary mean?
Definitions for intercalary
ɪnˈtɜr kəˌlɛr i, ˌɪn tərˈkæl ə riin·ter·cala·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
intercalaryadjective
having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"
"a leap year is an intercalary year"
Wiktionary
intercalaryadjective
of a day: extra day or days inserted into a calendar
intercalaryadjective
of a month: extra month inserted into a calendar. The Hebrew calendar has such a month.
intercalaryadjective
of a meristem: situated between zones of permanent tissue, thus a shoot growing at the base of a leaf, in comparison with apical growth at the tip of a root or plant.
Etymology: From intercalarius, from intercalaris, from intercalo, from inter + calo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Intercalar, Intercalaryadjective
Inserted out of the common order to preserve the equation of time, as the twenty-ninth of February in a leap-year is an intercalary day.
Etymology: intercalaire, Fr. intercalaris, Latin.
Webster Dictionary
Intercalaryadjective
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
Intercalarynoun
introduced or inserted among others; additional; supernumerary
Etymology: [L. intercalaris, intercalarius: cf. F. intercalaire. See Intercalate.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
intercalary
Any period of time interpolated in the calendar for the purpose of accommodating the mode of reckoning with the course of the sun.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of intercalary in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of intercalary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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