- DictionaryLeap 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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- Leap year
Type of year that has 366 days, instead of 365 for a common year
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) added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year. Wikipedia
