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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an insertion into a calendar;
[syn: embolism, intercalation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intercalation \In*ter`ca*la"tion\, n. [L. intercalatio: cf. F. intercalation.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Chron.) The insertion of a day, or other portion of time, in a calendar. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Intercalations of fresh-water species in some localities. --Mantell. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

intercalation n 1: an insertion into a calendar [syn: embolism, intercalation]