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Definition of: intercalate
(in·tûr′kə·lāt) v.t. ·lat·ed, ·lat·ing
1. To insert or interpolate.
2. To insert, as an additional day or month, into the calendar. [<L intercalatus, pp. of intercalare insert <inter- between + calare proclaim, call]
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