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Definition: Intercalary day
Intercalary
\In*ter"ca*la*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. intercalaris,
intercalarius: cf. F. intercalaire. See
Intercalate.]
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1. (Chron.) Inserted or introduced among others in the
calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; -- now
applied particularly to the odd day (Feb. 29) inserted in
the calendar of leap year. See
Bissextile, n.
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2. Introduced or inserted among others; additional;
supernumerary.
“Intercalary spines.” --Owen.
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This intercalary line . . . is made the last of a
triplet. --Beattie.
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Intercalary day (Med.), one on which no paroxysm of an
intermittent disease occurs. --Mayne.
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