Definition

Noun 1. An intercalary month in the Jewish calendar: Veadar is the name for the extra month added in leap years of the Jewish (lunisolar) calendar. It is inserted after the month of Adar to align the lunar calendar with the solar year.

Usage

• Veadar is a proper noun and is always capitalized.
• It functions as a specific name for a calendar month.
• It is used in historical, religious, and calendrical contexts.

Examples

• The festival of Purim is celebrated in Veadar during a leap year.
• To correct the calendar drift, the sages decreed the addition of a month called Veadar.
• In years with Veadar, the following month is Nisan.

Advanced Usage

• "Second Adar": Veadar is also commonly referred to as Adar II or Adar Sheni, with the original Adar in a leap year being called Adar I.
• The rule that Veadar is "included seven times in every 19 years" describes the Metonic cycle, a period after which the lunar and solar calendars nearly realign. This cycle dictates when this intercalary month is added.

Variants and Related Words

• Adar II (n): Another name for Veadar.
• Adar Sheni (n): The Hebrew term for "Second Adar," synonymous with Veadar.
• Intercalary month (n): The general term for an extra month inserted into a calendar.
• Leap month (n): A common term for an intercalary month.

Synonyms

• Intercalary month
• Leap month
• Adar II
• Adar Sheni

Notes

• There are no specific idioms or phrasal verbs associated with this proper noun, as it is a highly specific technical term from calendrical science.

Noun

1. included seven times in every 19 years