Intercalation (Noun)
Meaning
An insertion into a calendar.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The Roman calendar had several intercalations of months over the years to try and realign with the solar year.
- Intercalation was necessary in the traditional Hebrew calendar to ensure the harvest festival always occurred after the barley had been harvested.
- Leap year intercalation allowed the Gregorian calendar to accurately keep track of time relative to the seasons.
- Due to an intercalation, this month's activities had been moved up to prevent clashes with an already-scheduled celebration.
- Regular intercalations kept the French Revolutionary calendar, based on decimal arithmetic, somewhat aligned with astronomical phenomena.