adjective Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The year 2024 is a bissextile year, meaning February has 29 days instead of 28. " time number astronomy history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "Because 2024 was a bissextile, February had 29 days instead of 28. " time astronomy number history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (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. Examples : "The Hebrew calendar uses a bissextile every few years, adding an extra month to keep its holidays aligned with the agricultural seasons. " time astronomy number period math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading