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intercalary (iou)



intercalary adjective & noun. E17.
[Latin intercalari(u)s, from intercalare: see INTERCALATE, -Y3.]
A. adjective.
Of a day or month: inserted at intervals in a calendar in order to harmonize with the solar year. E17.
Of a year: having an intercalated day or month. M17.
Of a line or stanza: inserted at intervals in a composition; of the nature of a refrain. M17-E19.
Of the nature of an insertion between the members of a series or the parts of a whole; intervening. M18.
b. noun. = INTERCALARIUM 1. E20.