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INTERCALATE
Definition of INTERCALATE
verb
To insert an extra leap day into a calendar in order to maintain synchrony with natural phenomena.
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Where it comes from
The verb is first attested in 1614, the noun in 1964; borrowed from Latin intercalātus, perfect passive participle of intercalō (“to proclaim that a day, an event, etc. has been intercalated; to insert”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from inter- (“between, among”) + calō (“to call; to proclaim”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INTERCALATE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INTERCALATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INTERCALATE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEEILNRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T, E and A appear more than once.
Words that start INTERCA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INTERCALATE?
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