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insertion of a leap day, week, or month into some calendar years to make the calendar follow the seasons or moon phases

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Intercalation or embolism in timekeeping is the insertion of a leap day, week, or month into some calendar years to make the calendar follow the seasons or moon phases. Lunisolar calendars may require intercalations of days or months.

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