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Webster 1913 Edition
Intercalation
In-terˊca-la′tion
,Noun.
[L.
intercalatio
: cf. F. intercalation
.] 1.
(Chron.)
The insertion of a day, or other portion of time, in a calendar.
2.
The insertion or introduction of anything among others, as the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical composition;
specif.
(Geol.)
, the intrusion of a bed or layer between other layers.
Intercalations
of fresh-water species in some localities. Mantell.
Webster 1828 Edition
Intercalation
INTERCALA'TION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
intercalation
intercalation
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Noun
intercalation (plural intercalations)
- A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.
- (chemistry) The reversible insertion of a molecule between two others.
- (geology) A layer introduced into a pre-existing sequence.
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