"intercalation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: intercalations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin intercalō, from inter (“among”) + calō (“call out, proclaim”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelh₁-}}, {{uder|en|la|intercalō}} Latin intercalō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} intercalation (countable and uncountable, plural intercalations)
  1. A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Calendar Translations (period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year): interkaláció (Hungarian), szökőnap beszúrása/betoldása/közbeiktatása (Hungarian), interkalacja [feminine] (Polish), intercalare [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-intercalation-en-noun-WFT~NgMc Disambiguation of Calendar: 89 5 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 42 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 23 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 30 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 36 22 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 38 23 39 Disambiguation of 'period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year': 95 1 3
  2. (physical chemistry) The reversible insertion of a molecule between two others. Tags: countable, physical, uncountable Categories (topical): Physical chemistry Translations (chemistry: the reversible insertion of a molecule between two others): интеркалация (interkalacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), interkaláció (Hungarian)
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  3. (geology) A layer introduced into a pre-existing sequence. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: intercalation compound Related terms: intercalant, intercalary, intercalate, intercalated, bissextile, bissextile month, bissextile year, leap year, leap day

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ka.la.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-Paris--intercalation.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-intercalation.wav Forms: intercalations [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} intercalation f (plural intercalations)
  1. intercalation Tags: feminine Related terms: intercalaire, intercaler
    Sense id: en-intercalation-fr-noun-DIVQv2~Y Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/68/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-intercalation.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-intercalation.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/68/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-intercalation.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-intercalation.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (e4a2c88 and 4230888). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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