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intercalation

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTERCALATION

n.[L. intercalatio.] The insertion of an odd or extraordinary day in the calendar, as the 29th of February in leap year.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTERCALATION

In *ter `ca *la "tion, n. Etym: [L. intercalatio: cf. F. intercalation. ]

1. (Chron.)

Defn: The insertion of a day, or other portion of time, in a calendar.

2. The insertion or introduction of anything among others, as the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical composition; specif. (Geol.), the intrusion of a bed or layer between other layers.Intercalations of fresh-water species in some localities. Mantell.