intercalary
Describing a time period inserted between othersDescribing a time period inserted between others; leap, (as in leap day, leap month, or leap year)
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Describing a time period inserted between others; leap, (as in leap day, leap month, or leap year)
compound with Schalt-
високо́сныйvisokósnyj
having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year:
(broadly, not comparable)Inserted between other things
Inserted between other things
(broadly, not comparable)Of a meristem: situated between zones of permanent tissue, thus a shoot growing at the base of a leaf, in comparison with apical growth at the tip of a root or plant.
(broadly, not comparable)Of a wing vein: between the major veins common to insect wings.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin intercalārius, from intercalāris, from intercalō, from inter (“among”) + calō (From Latin intercalārius, from intercalāris, from intercalō, from inter (“among”) + calō (“call out, proclaim”).
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