Intercalary

Intercalary
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 to the odd day (Feb. 29) inserted in the calendar of leap year. See {Bissextile}, n. [1913 Webster]

2. Introduced or inserted among others; additional; supernumerary. ``Intercalary spines.'' --Owen. [1913 Webster]

This intercalary line . . . is made the last of a triplet. --Beattie. [1913 Webster]

{Intercalary day} (Med.), one on which no paroxysm of an intermittent disease occurs. --Mayne. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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

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  • Intercalary day — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • intercalary satellite — intercalary satellite. См. интеркалярный сателлит. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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