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in·ter·ca·la·tion \ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin intercalation-, intercalatio, from intercalatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. a. : the insertion of one or more days at regular intervals in a calendar in order to bring it into accord with the solar year b. : a period so inserted 2. a. : the insertion or introduction of something among other existing or original things b. : something that is so inserted < the poet was reluctant to vary the metrical arrangement of the poem to accommodate an intercalation — A.K.Moore > 3. : the introduction or existence of a bed or layer between other layers or of a particular fossil horizon between fossil zones of different character; also : an intercalated bed or lenticular deposit < a few lenses of volcanic ash are present as intercalations > |