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proemptosis

proemptosis noun: the addition of a leap day to the lunar calendar.

Noun

proemptosis (plural not attested)

  1. (historical, no plural) The addition of a leap day to the lunar calendar.

Origin of proemptosis

From New Latin proemptōsis, from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “before”) + ἔμπτωσις (émptōsis, “falling”).

Questions about proemptosis

What does proemptosis mean?
Proemptosis means the addition of a leap day to the lunar calendar.
What part of speech is proemptosis?
Proemptosis is a noun.

Words near proemptosis in the dictionary

  1. proemially
  2. proemion
  3. proemium
  4. proemiums
  5. proemployee
  6. proemptosis
  7. proems
  8. proencephalic
  9. proendocrine
  10. proenforcement
  11. proenkephalin

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