epagomena
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the neuter plural of Ancient Greek ἐπαγόμενος (epagómenos, “added on”), used by Greek writers of antiquity to describe the five epagomenal days of the calendar of the Egyptians.
Noun
[edit]epagomena (uncountable)
- (rare) Time (usually five days) appended to a calendar year, outside of any regular month, to make the year 365 days long (in e.g. the ancient Egyptian calendar and in the French Republican calendar).
- 1997, Leo Depuyt, Civil Calendar and Lunar Calendar in Ancient Egypt, Peeters, page 57:
- [The Ancient Egyptian calendar had] 12 months each 30 days long followed by five epagomenal days.
See also
[edit]- embolismic month, a month inserted into a calendar year to synchronize the calendar with the seasons.
- intercalation, timekeeping adjustments (e.g. leap days) to synchronize a calendar with a solar year and/or the seasons.
Anagrams
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]epagomena