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| in·ter·ca·lar·y [ in túrkə lèrree, ìntər kállərree ] |
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1. inserted into calendar: added to the calendar year to keep calendar years concurrent with solar years. In the Gregorian calendar February 29 is an intercalary day in leap years.
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2. indicating year with addition: describes a year to which an intercalary day or month has been added. A leap year is an intercalary year.
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3. inserted or introduced: inserted between other parts
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formal
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4. botany growing in internode: describes a meristem that grows in the internode of a stem
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin intercalarius< intercalare (see intercalate)] |
