Intercalate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Intercalate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

insert (days) in a calendar

intercalate

To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena.

See Also

leap year intercalating intercalant bissextile month phenomenon intercalator bissextile year calendar

Related Terms

leap year intercalating intercalant bissextile month phenomenon intercalator bissextile year calendar pseudoknot synchrony leap day intercalates intercalation bissextile bisintercalating intercalary

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

add

Rhyming Words

ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate

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