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Rareleap day
The correct spelling is leap day.
How to pronounce leap day
/liːp deɪ/
nounIPA: /liːp deɪ/
Say it like: Lee-p d-aee
The correct spelling is leap day. An extra day intercalated into a year, especially the day intercalated into the Julian calendar every fourth year and into the Gregorian calendar every fourth year excepting cen…
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Definition
noun
- 1.An extra day intercalated into a year, especially the day intercalated into the Julian calendar every fourth year and into the Gregorian calendar every fourth year excepting centuries not divisible by 400, usually reckoned as February 29th.
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