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a. [ L. intercalaris, intercalarius: cf. F. intercalaire. See Intercalate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Chron.) Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; -- now applied particularly to the odd day (Feb. 29) inserted in the calendar of leap year. See Bissextile, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Introduced or inserted among others; additional; supernumerary. “Intercalary spines.” Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

This intercalary line . . . is made the last of a triplet. Beattie. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intercalary day (Med.), one on which no paroxysm of an intermittent disease occurs. Mayne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. inter- + petal. ] (Bot.) Between the petals of a flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. salarius. ] Saline [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Salaries [ F. salaire, L. salarium, originally, salt money, the money given to the Roman soldiers for salt, which was a part of their pay, fr. salarius belonging to salt, fr. sal salt. See Salt. ] The recompense or consideration paid, or stipulated to be paid, to a person at regular intervals for services; fixed wages, as by the year, quarter, or month; stipend; hire. [ 1913 Webster ]

This is hire and salary, not revenge. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Recompense for services paid at, or reckoned by, short intervals, as a day or week, is usually called wages. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Stipend; pay; wages; hire; allowance. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Salaried p. pr. & vb. n. Salarying ] To pay, or agree to pay, a salary to; to attach salary to; as, to salary a clerk; to salary a position. [ 1913 Webster ]