Intercalation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intercalation \In*ter`ca*la"tion\, n. [L. intercalatio: cf. F.
     intercalation.]
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     1. (Chron.) The insertion of a day, or other portion of time,
        in a calendar.
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     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.
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              Intercalations of fresh-water species in some
              localities.                           --Mantell.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  intercalation
       n : an insertion into a calendar [syn: {embolism}]