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Word: Intercalary
Speech Type: Adjective
early 17th century: from Latin intercalarius, from intercalare (see intercalate)
ɪnˈtəːkəl(ə)ri
ˌɪntəˈkal(ə)ri
(of a day or a month) inserted in the calendar to harmonize it with the solar year, e.g. 29 February in leap years
Short Definition:inserted in calendar
Examples:- eighteen months of twenty days each and five intercalary days
(of an academic year or period) additional to the standard course and taken at a different institution
Short Definition:additional to standard academic course
Examples:- the intercalary year is taken between the second and final years
(of the meristem of a plant) located between its daughter cells, especially (in a grass) at or near the base of a leaf.
Short Definition:(of meristem) located between daughter cells
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