intercalation

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˌtɜːkəˈleɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in tûr′kə lā′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ter•ca•la•tion  (in tûr′kə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of intercalating;
    insertion or interpolation, as in a series.
  2. something that is intercalated;
    interpolation.
  • Latin intercalātiōn- (stem of intercalātiō). See intercalate, -ion
  • 1570–80

'intercalation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
embolism

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