intercalation
noun 3
Collocations
2ADJ.
additional
INTERCALATION + NOUN
months
Definitions
noun
1
A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.
2
The reversible insertion of a molecule between two others.
3
A layer introduced into a pre-existing sequence.
Their exact relationship to the host-rock is obscure but from their texture and observed metamorphic relationship they are thought to be intrusive dykes rather than intercalations of more basic lava.
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noun — an insertion into a calendar
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Their exact relationship to the host-rock is obscure but from their texture and observed metamorphic relationship they are thought to be intrusive dykes rather than intercalations of more basic lava.
Wiktionary02
The intercalation of additional months was due to the fact that the Babylonian months were lunar.
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