embolismic

adjective

em·​bo·​lis·​mic

variants or less commonly embolismical

-mə̇kəl

: relating to, formed by, or including a temporal embolism

any doubt as to when the embolismic terms are to be applied must be solved by the calendar Easter new moon

—Peter Archer

an embolismic year

often : inserted as an intercalation

an embolismic lunation completing the 13-month Anglo-Saxon year

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