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Meaning of "epagomenal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EPAGOMENAL

epagomenal  [ˌepəˈɡɒmənəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPAGOMENAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Epagomenal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EPAGOMENAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

epagomenal

Intercalation (timekeeping)

Intercalation is the insertion of a leap day, week or month into some calendar years to make the calendar follow the seasons or moon phases. Lunisolar calendars may require intercalations of both days and months.

Definition of epagomenal in the English dictionary

The definition of epagomenal in the dictionary is inserted at intervals; intercalary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPAGOMENAL


additional
əˈdɪʃənəl
ammonal
ˈæmənəl
arsenal
ˈɑːsənəl
catechumenal
ˌkætɪˈkjuːmənəl
constitutional
ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl
conventional
kənˈvɛnʃənəl
crumenal
ˈkruːmənəl
educational
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl
emotional
ɪˈməʊʃənəl
exceptional
ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl
functional
ˈfʌŋkʃənəl
institutional
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl
international
ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl
isocheimenal
ˌaɪsəʊˈkaɪmənəl
national
ˈnæʃənəl
optional
ˈɒpʃənəl
personal
ˈpɜːsənəl
professional
prəˈfɛʃənəl
regional
ˈriːdʒənəl
traditional
trəˈdɪʃənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPAGOMENAL

epacrid
epacris
epact
epaenetic
epagoge
epagogic
Epaminondas
epanadiplosis
epanalepsis
epanaleptic
epanaphora
epanaphoral
epanodos
epanorthosis
epanorthotic
eparch
eparchate
eparchial
eparchies
eparchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPAGOMENAL

adrenal
Cardenal
duodenal
epiphenomenal
gastroduodenal
genal
hymenal
interrenal
juvenal
lienal
lumenal
noumenal
penal
phenomenal
prerenal
prolegomenal
renal
suprarenal
translumenal
venal

Synonyms and antonyms of epagomenal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «epagomenal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPAGOMENAL

Find out the translation of epagomenal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of epagomenal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «epagomenal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

epagomenal
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epagomenal
570 millions of speakers

English

epagomenal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

epagomenal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

epagomenal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

epagomenal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

epagomenal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

epagomenal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épagomène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Epagomenal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

epagomenal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

epagomenal
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

epagomenal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Epagomenal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

epagomenal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

epagomenal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अभूतपूर्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

epagomenal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

epagomeni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

epagomenal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

epagomenal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

epagomenal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

epagomenal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

epagomenal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

epagomenal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

epagomenal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of epagomenal

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPAGOMENAL»

The term «epagomenal» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.899 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPAGOMENAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about epagomenal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPAGOMENAL»

Discover the use of epagomenal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to epagomenal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essays on ancient Egypt: in honour of Herman te Velde
Charms. for. Protection. during. the. Epagomenal. Days. Maarten J. Raven In his brilliant Studies in Iconology, Panofsky has drawn attention to a recurring phenomenon in the tradition of cultural heritage, viz. a dichotomy between texts and ...
J. Vandijk, 1997
2
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
epagomenal days The five days at the end of the Egyptian CALENDAR that were used to commemorate the birthdays of the gods with gala festivals and ceremonies, the epagomenal days were officially added to the Egyptian calendar by ...
Margaret Bunson, 2009
3
Ancient Egyptian Science: Calendars, clocks, and astronomy
abbreviatory phrase "those upon the year" was used in the Middle Kingdom extract from Beni Hasan to stand for the epagomenal days (which was clear over 140 years ago in Lepsius' account of the list from Beni Hasan, Die Chronologle der ...
Marshall Clagett, 1995
4
The Enigmatic Netherworld Books of the Solar-Osirian Unity: ...
The reference to the epagomenal days here113 recalls the reference to the Birth of Re in the text accompanying the scene of the reclining Re-Osiris on the Ramesses IX Enigmatic Wall (see pp. 343 and 345-6), itself an allusion to the name of ...
John Coleman Darnell, 2004
5
Calendars in Antiquity: Empires, States, and Societies
Although structurally similar to the civil calendar, this Sothic calendar would have differed with regard to the epagomenal days which, in most cases, were not positioned at the end of the year. In the year of the Ebers calendar, for example, the ...
Sacha Stern, 2012
6
Greek and Roman Chronology: Calendars and Years in Classical ...
I Artaesti I Araiotata I Teireix I Armotata i Xantheris I Mithri I Apomenama Arthra Dathusa Osmana Sondara Epagomenal i Artana 1 The Egyptian revolving year was fixed to the Julian year in 30 B.C., when Thoth i was on August 29. Cf. W.J. ...
Alan Edouard Samuel, 1972
7
The private feast lists of ancient Egypt
The feast list comprises: Bbd, smdt, epagomenal days, wp rnpt, wBgy, and msyt. The order is somewhat unusual and appears to reflect a local (Meir) tradition; cf. the data from Siut (42), (43) as well as (4) and (41). I understand the msyt feast as  ...
Anthony John Spalinger, 1996
8
From Adam to Noah-The Numbers Game: Why the Genealogy ...
It further provides a rationale for locating the epagomenal days26 associated with a month that has a length that doesn't evenly divide into the year. Before we take on the task of extracting more of the calendar from this story, let's review the ...
Leonard Timmons, 2012
9
Atum-Re Revival, The: Ancient Egyptian Wisdom for the Modern ...
Makeforthyselfan amuletas protection aboutthe neck for the five epagomenal days in the name of the gods on the day and knowthe words toberecited over afigure of Osiris, of Horus, a figure of Set, and the female figure of Isis, the female figure ...
Melusine Draco, 2013
10
Time in Antiquity
epagomenal 1 4 Dec 17 Oct 12 Sep epagomenal 2 5 Dec 18 Oct 13 Sep epagomenal 3 6 Dec 19 Oct 14 Sep epagomenal 4 7 Dec 20 Oct 15 Sep epagomenal 5 8 Dec 21 Oct 16 Sep Table 3.8 Athens Delos Antikythera Mechanism (1) ...
Robert Hannah, 2008

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPAGOMENAL»

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Hublot Rebuilds The Famed Antikythera Mechanism
... the Egyptian calendar (12 months each of 30 days, with the epagomenal, or additional, days), the position of the sun in the constellations of ... «TechCrunch, Oct 11»
2
Epagomenal Festival: Celebrate everything Egypt
Mummies - and daddies and everyone else - will celebrate ancient Egyptian style at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum's annual Epagomenal ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 10»

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