Bissextile
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /bɪˈsɛkstɪl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bissextile is an adjective meaning Synonym of leap year: a year with an intercalary day.
Meaning
Synonym of leap year: a year with an intercalary day.
More Meanings
- Having an intercalary day, particularly the quadrennial leap day of the Julian and Gregorian calendars traditionally placed as a "second sixth" day before March 1st.
Word Forms
- bissextiles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include leap, sextile, sextan, sesquiannual, sesquiennial, bimillenary.
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