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    Leap year
    /ˈlēp ˌyir/

    noun

    • 1. a year, occurring once every four years, that has 366 days including February 29 as an intercalary day.
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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leap_yearLeap year - Wikipedia

    A leap year (also known as an intercalary year or bissextile year) is a calendar year that contains an additional day (or, in the case of a lunisolar calendar, a month) compared to a common year. The 366th day (or 13th month) is added to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical year or seasonal year . [1]

  3. www.cbsnews.com › news › leap-year-leap-day-2024-februaryWhat is a leap year, and why do they happen? Everything to know...

    Feb 28, 2024 · It's a leap year, and today — Thursday, Feb. 29 — is Leap Day. The calendar oddity means this year is actually 366 days long, instead of the regular 365. Here's why leap years occur. What is...

  4. spaceplace.nasa.gov › leap-year › enWhat Is a Leap Year? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Jun 3, 2024 · The Short Answer: It takes approximately 365.25 days for Earth to orbit the Sun — a solar year. We usually round the days in a calendar year to 365. To make up for the missing partial day, we add one day to our calendar approximately every four years. That is a leap year.

  5. www.livescience.com › human-behavior › why-do-we-have-leap-years-and-how-did-theyWhy do we have leap years? And how did they come about?

    Mar 1, 2024 · Leap years are years with 366 calendar days instead of the normal 365. They happen every fourth year in the Gregorian calendar — the calendar used by the majority of the world.

  6. www.npr.org › 2024/02/26 › 1232986212How does leap day work? Your every-four-years refresher : NPR

    Feb 26, 2024 · Why do we have leap years, and what are we supposed to do — or not do — with our rare extra day? NPR's Morning Edition spoke with experts in astronomy, history and economics to find out.

  7. www.vox.com › science › 24080989Leap year 2024: Why do we have leap years? - Vox

    Feb 26, 2024 · Yes, 2024 is a leap year, which is usually momentous, and not just for the people born on February 29 who only get to celebrate their actual birthdate every four years.

  8. www.dictionary.com › e › leap-yearWhy Do We Have Leap Year? - Dictionary.com

    Feb 29, 2024 · The leap in leap year refers to how a calendar day figuratively “leaps” forward a day of the week during a leap year. Even though the standard calendar year is 365 days, Earth actually takes 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes and 46 seconds to go completely around the sun.

  9. www.timeanddate.com › date › leapyearLeap Year 2024 - timeanddate.com

    What is a leap year, and when is the next one? Find out if 2024 is a leap year, how they are calculated, and why we use them.

  10. www.britannica.com › science › leap-year-calendarLeap year | Leap Day, Gregorian Calendar, Intercalary Year

    May 3, 2024 · Leap year, year containing some intercalary period, especially a Gregorian year having a 29th day of February instead of the standard 28 days. The astronomical year, the time taken for the Earth to complete its orbit around the Sun, is about 365.242 days, or, to a first approximation, 365.25 days.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › leap yearLeap year Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Feb 29, 2024 · The meaning of LEAP YEAR is a year in the Gregorian calendar containing 366 days with February 29 as the extra day.

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