Intercalary

Definition of Intercalary

In`ter´ca`la`ry
a.1.
1.(Chron.) Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; - now applied particularly to the odd day (Feb. 29) inserted in the calendar of leap year. See Bissextile, n.
2.Introduced or inserted among others; additional; supernumerary.
This intercalary line . . . is made the last of a triplet.
- Beattie.
Intercalary day
(Med.) one on which no paroxysm of an intermittent disease occurs.
- Mayne.

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