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Rareleap second
The correct spelling is leap second.
How to pronounce leap second
noun
Say it like: Lee-p s-eco-nd
The correct spelling is leap second. A second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation relative to the absolute standards of time.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation relative to the absolute standards of time.
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