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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intercalation \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: intercalation n : an insertion into a calendar [syn: {embolism}]
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