kəˌlɛr adjective
1.
interpolated; interposed.
2.
inserted or interpolated in the calendar, as an extra day or month.
3.
having such an inserted day, month, etc., as a particular year.
Related forms
in·ter·ca·lar·i·ly, adverb
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intercalary (ɪnˈtɜːkələrɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a day, month, etc) inserted in the calendar |
| 2. | (of a particular year) having one or more days inserted |
| 3. | inserted, introduced, or interpolated |
| 4. | botany growing between the upper branches and the lower branches or bracts on a stem |
| [C17: from Latin intercalārius; see | |
| in'tercalarily | |
| —adv | |
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Intercalary
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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intercalary in·ter·ca·lar·y (ĭn-tûr'kə-lěr'ē, ĭn'tər-kāl'ə-rē)
adj.
Occurring between two others, as an upstroke between two normal pulse beats in a pulse tracing.
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