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- [in-tur-kuh-leyt]
- /ɪnˈtɜr kəˌleɪt/
- /ɪntˈɜːkəlˌeɪtɪd/
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- [in-tur-kuh-leyt]
- /ɪnˈtɜr kəˌleɪt/
Definitions of intercalated word
- verb with object intercalated to interpolate; interpose. 1
- verb with object intercalated to insert (an extra day, month, etc.) in the calendar. 1
- noun intercalated Simple past tense and past participle of intercalate. 1
- adjective intercalated (geology) interleaved, formed in distinctly alternating layers. 0
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Origin of intercalated
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin intercalātus past participle of intercalāre to insert a day or month into the calendar, equivalent to inter- inter- + calā- (stem of calāre to proclaim) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Intercalated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
intercalated popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for intercalated
verb intercalated
- admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
- log — Mathematics. logarithm.
- register — a list or record of such acts, events, etc.
Antonyms for intercalated
verb intercalated
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- delete — If you delete something that has been written down or stored in a computer, you cross it out or remove it.
- remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- take out — the act of taking.
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