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Metemptosis
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What's The Definition Of Metemptosis?Synonyms | Synonyms for Metemptosis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Metemptosis: See Also | Metemptosis In Webster's Dictionary \Met`emp*to"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? beyond, after
+ ? a falling upon, fr. ? to fall in or upon; ? in + ? to
fall.] (Chron.)
The suppression of a day in the calendar to prevent the date
of the new moon being set a day too late, or the suppression
of the bissextile day once in 134 years. The opposite to this
is the proemptosis, or the addition of a day every 330 years,
and another every 2,400 years.
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