Intercalary

Intercalary / adjective :

A period reserved for calendars to make adjustments to their days, in order to fit with the solar or lunar year, is intercalary. Over the centuries, this term has also been casually applied to calendar dates, that serve as a transitional period for one or more needs of an institution or organization.

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