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		mongol on Feb 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dante's descendant seeks to overturn poet's 1302 c... What is an intercalary month and why might we need one?

saalweachter on Feb 2, 2021 [–]

It was a leap month, for the same function as leap days and seconds.

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