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Embolismic — Em bo*lis mic, Embolismical Em bo*lis mic*al, a. [Cf. F. embolismique.] Pertaining to embolism or intercalation; intercalated; as, an embolismic year, i. e., the year in which there is intercalation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embolismic year — see under ↑year • • • Main Entry: ↑embolism embolismic year A year of thirteen lunar months (384 days) occurring in a lunisolar calendar such as that of the Jews • • • Main Entry: ↑year * * * embolismic year, a year consisting of thirteen lunar… … Useful english dictionary
Embolismic year — Year Year, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [yogh]er, AS. ge[ a]r; akin to OFries. i?r, g?r, D. jaar, OHG. j[=a]r, G. jahr, Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aar, Sw. [*a]r, Goth. j?r, Gr. ? a season of the year, springtime, a part of the day, an hour, ? a year, Zend y[=a]re… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embolismic — adjective see embolism … New Collegiate Dictionary
embolismic — See embolism. * * * … Universalium
embolismic — a.; (also embolismical) Intercalated, intercalary, interpolated, inserted, embolic, embolismal, embolismatic (al) … New dictionary of synonyms
embolismic — … Useful english dictionary
Embolismical — Embolismic Em bo*lis mic, Embolismical Em bo*lis mic*al, a. [Cf. F. embolismique.] Pertaining to embolism or intercalation; intercalated; as, an embolismic year, i. e., the year in which there is intercalation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embolism — embolismic, adj. /em beuh liz euhm/, n. 1. Pathol. the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. 2. intercalation, as of a day in a year. 3. a period of time intercalated. 4. (in a Eucharistic service) the prayer following the final petitions of … Universalium
Epact — • The surplus days of the solar over the lunar year; hence, more freely, the number of days in the age of the moon on 1 January of any given year. The whole system of epacts is based on the Metonic Lunar Cycle, and serves to indicate the days of… … Catholic encyclopedia
