01 n. Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a lunar month in …
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Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a lunar month in the Greek year.
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Intercalated time.
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The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.(Med.)