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leap year
leap yearn.1. A year in the Gregorian calendar having 366 days, with the extra day, February 29, intercalated to compensate for the quarter-day difference between an ordinary year and the astronomical year.2. An intercalary year in a calendar.leap year n (Units) a calendar year of 366 days, February 29 (leap day) being the additional day, that occurs every four years (those whose number is divisible by four) except for century years whose number is not divisible by 400. It offsets the difference between the length of the solar year (365.2422 days) and the calendar year of 365 days leap′ year`
n. 1. (in the Gregorian calendar) a year that contains 366 days, with February 29 as an additional day: occurring in years whose last two digits are evenly divisible by four, except for centenary years not divisible by 400. 2. a year in any calendar in which there are extra days or months. Compare common year. [1350–1400] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  leap year - in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400366 days, bissextile year, intercalary yeartwelvemonth, year, yr - a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920" |
Translationsleap (liːp) – past tense, past participles leapt (lept) , (especially American) leaped – verb1. to jump. He leapt into the boat. 跳 跳2. to jump over. The dog leapt the wall. 躍過 跃过3. to rush eagerly. She leaped into his arms. 殷切地衝向 猛然行动 noun an act of leaping. The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps. 跳躍 跳跃ˈleap-frog noun a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands. 跳背遊戲 跳背游戏leap year every fourth year, which consists of 366 days, February having 29, ie 1996, 2000, 2004 etc. 閏年 闰年by leaps and bounds extremely rapidly and successfully. improving by leaps and bounds. 突飛猛進地 极迅速地，突飞猛进地 leap year
leap year: see calendarcalendar
[Lat., from Kalends], system of reckoning time for the practical purpose of recording past events and calculating dates for future plans. The calendar is based on noting ordinary and easily observable natural events, the cycle of the sun through the seasons with equinox
..... Click the link for more information. .leap year A year that contains one more day than the usual calendar year so that the average length of the year is brought closer to the tropical year of 365.2422 days or to the lunar year. In the Julian calendar a leap year of 366 days occurred once every four years when the year was divisible by four. In the Gregorian calendar this rule was modified so that century years are leap years only when they are divisible by 400. The additional day is now added at the end of February (Feb. 29).leap year[′lēp ‚yir] (astronomy) A year with 366, and not 365, days. leap year a calendar year of 366 days, February 29 (leap day) being the additional day, that occurs every four years (those whose number is divisible by four) except for century years whose number is not divisible by 400. It offsets the difference between the length of the solar year (365.2422 days) and the calendar year of 365 days Leap year
LEAP YEAR. Vide Bissextile. FinancialSeeCalendarAcronymsSeelast yearleap year
Synonyms for leap yearnoun in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400Synonyms- 366 days
- bissextile year
- intercalary year
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