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 — 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 — [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 lunar year — Year Year, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [yogh]er, AS. ge[ a]r; akin to OFries. i?r, g?r, D. jaar, OHG. j[=a]r, G. jahr, Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aar, Sw. [*a]r, Goth. j?r, Gr. ? a season of the year, springtime, a part of the day, an hour, ? a year, Zend y[=a]re… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intercalary — intercalarily, adv. /in terr keuh ler ee, in teuhr kal euh ree/, adj. 1. interpolated; interposed. 2. inserted or interpolated in the calendar, as an extra day or month. 3. having such an inserted day, month, etc., as a particular year. [1605 15; … Universalium
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 — 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 tÉœËkÉ™lrɪ … English contemporary dictionary
intercalary — in•ter•ca•lar•y [[t]ɪnˈtɜr kəˌlɛr i, ˌɪn tərˈkæl ə ri[/t]] adj. 1) interpolated; interposed 2) hor inserted or interpolated in the calendar, as an extra day or month 3) hor (of a year) having such an inserted day, month, etc • Etymology: 1605–15; … From formal English to slang
intercalary — /ɪnˈtɜkələri/ (say in terkuhluhree), /ɪntəˈkeɪləri/ (say intuh kayluhree) adjective 1. interpolated; interposed; intervening. 2. inserted or interpolated in the calendar, as an extra day, month, etc., to make the calendar year equal to the solar… …
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
