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• Intercalary — In*ter ca*la*ry (?; 277), a. [L. intercalaris, intercalarius: cf. F. intercalaire. See {Intercalate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Chron.) Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; now applied particularly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• intercalary — (adj.) 1610s, from L. intercalarius, from intercalare (see INTERCALATE (Cf. intercalate)) …   Etymology dictionary

• intercalary — [in tʉr′kə ler΄ē] adj. [L intercalarius, intercalaris < intercalare: see INTERCALATE] 1. added to the calendar: said of a day, month, etc. inserted in a calendar year to make it correspond to the solar year 2. having such a day, month, etc.… …   English World dictionary

• intercalary — adjective Etymology: Latin intercalarius, from intercalare Date: 1614 1. a. inserted in a calendar < an intercalary day > b. of a year containing an intercalary period (as a day or month) 2. inserted between other things or parts ; interpolated …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• intercalary — intercalar …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• intercalary — adj. [L. intercalaris, that which is inserted] Inserted or introduced between others; interpolated …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• intercalary — adjective /ˌɪnt.ɚˈkæl.ɚ.i,ɪnˈtɝː.kə.lɛr.i/ a) of a day: extra day or days inserted into a calendar b) of a month: extra month inserted into a calendar. The has such a month. See Also: intercalate, intercalation …   Wiktionary

• intercalary — 1. Occurring between two others; as in a pulse tracing, an upstroke interposed between two normal pulse beats. 2. In fungi, located in a hypha or between hyphal segments, not at a hyphal terminus. [L. intercalarius, concerning an insertion] * * * …   Medical dictionary

• intercalary — adj. inserted, interpolated; of a day or month which has been added to the calendar; having an extra day or month inserted (of a year)in·ter·ca·lar·y || ɪn tÉœrkÉ™lerɪ /ɪn tɜːkÉ™lrɪ …   English contemporary dictionary

• intercalary — [ɪn tə:kəl(ə)ri, ˌɪntə kal(ə)ri] adjective 1》 (of a day or month) inserted in the calendar to harmonize it with the solar year, e.g. 29 February. 2》 (of an academic period) additional to the standard course and taken at a different institution.… …   English new terms dictionary