intercalate

Meanings

• Verb

  Introduce (things) at intervals into a sequence or series.

  - "In the procession, the new saints were intercalated between the old ones."
  - "The editor intercalated some comments in the text."

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Variants

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intercalate , intercalated , intercalates , intercalating , intercalation , intercalations

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Etymology

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From the Latin intercalare, from inter- 'between' + calare 'call, announce'.

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Trivia

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1. Intercalation was used in ancient Roman and Greek calendars to keep the lunar and solar years in sync.

2. The term 'intercalate' is also used in mathematics to refer to the insertion of new terms into a series, such as the binomial series or the Fibonacci sequence.

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Related Concepts

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1. Calendar: A system for recording, organizing, and calculating dates and time.

2. Interpolation: The estimation of missing data based on available data.

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Culture

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Intercalate is a term used mainly in mathematics and linguistics, where it refers to the insertion of new elements into an existing sequence or series. In the context of calendars, intercalation is the addition of a day, month, or year to keep the calendar in sync with the solar year.

How to Memorize "intercalate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sequence of numbers or objects, and mentally insert a new element between existing ones.
   - Visualize the process of adding a new month or day to a calendar.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'intercalate' with the idea of inserting something new into a sequence.
   - Think of the word 'intercalate' as meaning 'to insert between'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Inter-calate' = 'Insert-between-calate' to remember the meaning of the word.
   - Create a visual image of inserting a new element between existing ones to help remember the definition.

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