intercalation

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of inserting additional items, usually between existing ones.

  - "In the calendar, an intercalary day is added to keep the year in sync with the seasons."
  - "The team manager intercalated new players into the starting lineup."

• Noun

  The insertion of an additional verse, line, or element into a text, often for ceremonial or poetic purposes.

  - "The intercalation of the Marseillaise during the coronation ceremony of Napoleon Bonaparte."
  - "The intercalation of a sonnet into the epic poem."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with intercalation
interchange , intermingle , intertwine

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Variants

List of all variants of intercalation that leads to same result
intercalate , intercalated , intercalates , intercalating , intercalation , intercalations

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Etymology

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From the Latin intercalare, meaning 'to intersperse, interleave'.

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Trivia

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1. Intercalation was used in ancient Egypt to ensure the correct alignment of the stars during the coronation of a new pharaoh.

2. The longest known palindrome in English, 'radar', is an intercalation of the words 'racecar' and 'radar'.

3. The term 'intercalate' was first used in English in the 16th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Interpolation: Interpolation is a similar concept to intercalation, but refers to the insertion of new data into an existing sequence, often for the purpose of estimation or approximation.

2. Interject: Interject is a verb that means 'to interrupt with an exclamation or comment'.

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Culture

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Intercalation has been used in various cultural and historical contexts. In ancient Rome, intercalation was used to keep the Roman calendar in sync with the solar year by adding an extra month every few years. In literature, intercalation is used to add depth and complexity to a narrative by inserting unrelated or seemingly irrelevant elements that later become significant.

How to Memorize "intercalation"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine inserting a new card into a deck of cards.
   - Visualize inserting a missing piece into a jigsaw puzzle.

2. associate
   

   - Associate intercalation with the idea of adding something new.
   - Associate intercalation with the idea of making something more complete.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Intercalate, Interrupt, Interpose' to remember the meaning of intercalation.
   - Create a mental image of inserting a new word into a sentence to remember the definition.

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