Embolismic

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  • adj. Relating to embolism or intercalation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to embolism or intercalation; intercalated.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or formed by intercalation or insertion; intercalated; inserted; embolic.
    • Word Usage
    "Hesvan (Heshwan) or subtracted from the month Kislev (Kislew), as need arose, in order to keep the months in agreement with the moon; secondly, eight years out of every nineteen were made "embolismic", i.e. an intercalary month seems to have been introduced when necessary, at this point, in order to prevent the 14th day of Nisan from arriving too early."
    Equivalent
    embolismical   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    intercalated   
     
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