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Meanings of leap month in English

Month added to a calendar in leap years.

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        Examples for "intercalary month"
        Examples for "intercalary month"
        1
        He inserted the regular intercalary month of twenty-three days, and two additional ones of sixty-seven days.
        Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03: Ancient Achievements
        2
        The letter dealing with the calendar was written to inform Sin-idinnam, the governor of Larsam, that an intercalary month was to be inserted.
        History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the ...
        3
        In this year the January with 29 and the February with 23 days were followed by the intercalary month with 28, and then by March.
        The History of Rome, Book V / The Establishment of the Military ...
        Usage of leap month in English
        1
        Caesar was reforming a calendar based on 364 days, with an occasional extra leap month.
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