English
Etymology
Latin intercalare to announce an extra day in the calendar.
Verb
en-verb|intercalat|ing
- to insert an extra, leap, day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomenon|phenomena.
- to insert an extra month into a calendar for the same purpose. The w:Hebrew calendar|Hebrew calendar has such a month.
Derived terms
intercalary
intercalation
See also
bissextile
bissextile month
bissextile year
mid
leap year
leap day
Category:Calendar terms
Category:Latin derivations
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