Definition of Intercelation

Definition of Intercelation

In*ter`ca*la"tion (?), n. [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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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