epagomena
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English
Etymology
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
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:
- 12 months each 30 days long followed by five epagomenal days.
Derived terms
See also
- 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.
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Adjective
epagomena