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intercalary

 

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Adjective intercalary has 1 sense
  1. intercalary - added or having an addition to make the calender year correspond to the solar year; "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"; "leap year is an intercalary year"
    Antonym:
    subtracted (indirect, via added)

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Intercalary

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Inserted as an extra or additional element, particularly in a calendar.

Sense 1: (Calendar) Relating to or denoting an additional day or month inserted into the calendar in order to harmonize it with the solar year.

Example: The intercalary day of leap year is added to keep the calendar synchronized with the Earth's orbit around the sun.

Sense 2: (General) Inserted or included as an extra element, often to provide additional information or context.

Example: The intercalary chapters in the novel beautifully contribute to the overall depth of the story.

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