intercalary

Describes something inserted or interposed between other elements, such as an extra day in a calendar or a section in a text.

• 🇪🇸Describe algo insertado o colocado entre otros elementos, como un día extra en el calendario o una sección dentro de un texto.

1. Calendar adjustment C2 formal

   Relating to the insertion of an extra day or month into a calendar to align it with the solar year.

   • The intercalary month in the Hebrew calendar is added seven times every 19 years.
   • February 29 is an intercalary day in the Gregorian calendar.
   • Ancient Roman priests were responsible for determining intercalary periods.

   🇪🇸Intercalar (calendario)

   Sinónimos: leap

• more intercalary comparative form
• most intercalary superlative form