Dictionary Entry
intercalary
intercalary is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
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.
- 2noun
Introduced or inserted among others; additional; supernumerary.
- 3adjective
having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"
"a leap year is an intercalary year"
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