- intercalary month
- extra month that is added to the calendar year
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
intercalary month
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intercalary month — An extra month in the calendar inserted at intervals by the Jews, Arabs and Turks, who still use the lunar month, as did the ancient Greeks, for the purpose of reconciling solar time with lunar time … Ballentine's law dictionary
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 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
Month — For the Egyptian hawk god, see Monthu. A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which was first used and invented in Mesopotamia, as a natural period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates. The traditional concept… … Wikipedia
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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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
