[ˈiːpakt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the number of days by which the solar year exceeds the lunar year


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting the age of the moon in days at the beginning of the calendar year): from French épacte, via late Latin from Greek epaktai (hēmerai) ‘intercalated (days)’, from epagein ‘bring in’, from epi ‘in addition’ + agein ‘bring’