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Categories: Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Units of time, Calendars

embolism intercalation Calendrical intercalation embolismic month epagomenal day

An insertion into a calendar WordNet 3.0

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An insertion into a calendar WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Intercalation or embolism in timekeeping is the insertion of a leap day, week, or month into some calendar years to make the calendar follow the seasons or moon phases. Wikipedia

Insertion of a leap day, week or month into some calendar years to make the calendar follow the seasons Wikipedia Disambiguation

The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year. Wiktionary

Insertion of days into the calendar. Wiktionary (translation)

A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year. Wiktionary

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