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Rareleap year
The correct spelling is leap year.
How to pronounce leap year
noun
Say it like: Lee-pee-r
The correct spelling is leap year. A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendars with an intercalary day added to February, used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendars with an intercalary day added to February, used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.
- 2.(inexact) Any other year featuring intercalation, such as a year in a lunisolar calendar with 13 months instead of 12, used to maintain its alignment with the seasons of the solar year.
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