Complete Definition of "intercalary"

English
Etymology
L. intercalare to announce an extra day in the calendar.

Pronunciation
a|US IPA|/�ɪnt.��kæl.�.ri/
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Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. of a day: extra day or days inserted into a calendar
  2. of a month: extra month inserted into a calendar. The w:Hebrew calendar|Hebrew calendar has such a month.
  3. botany 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.

Translations
trans-top|Extra day of a calendar
Spanish: intercalado
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|Extra month of a calendar
Spanish: intercalado
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
intercalarily

Related terms
intercalate
intercalation

See also

projectlinks
|pedia|page1=intercalation
|pedia|page2=Intercalation (chemistry)
|pedia|page3=Intercalation (university administration)

mid
bissextile
bissextile month
bissextile year
leap year
leap day

Category:Calendar terms

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