intercalation

[ in-tur-kuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun
  1. the act of intercalating; insertion or interpolation, as in a series.

  2. something that is intercalated; interpolation.

Origin of intercalation

1
First recorded in 1570–80, intercalation is from the Latin word intercalātiōn- (stem of intercalātiō). See intercalate, -ion

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