INTERCALARILY

Etymology

Adverb

intercalarily (not comparable)

In an intercalary manner.

Anagrams

• interracially

Source: Wiktionary


INTERCALARY

In*ter"ca*la*ry, a. Etym: [L. intercalaris, intercalarius: cf. F. intercalaire. See Intercalate.]

1. (Chron.)

Definition: 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. "Intercalary spines." Owen. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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