bissextile

bis·sex·tile

 (bī-sĕk′stĭl, -stīl′, bĭ-)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a leap year.

2. Of or relating to the extra day falling in a leap year.

n.

A leap year.

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[Late Latin bissextīlis, containing an intercalary day, from bisextus (diēs), bis sextus (diēs) and Latin bisextum, intercalary day : bis, twice; see bis + sextus, sixth (because the sixth day before the Calends of March on February 24 occurred twice every leap year); see sext¹.]

bissextile

(bɪˈsɛkstaɪl)

adj

(Units) (of a month or year) containing the extra day of a leap year

n

a rare name for leap year

[C16: from Late Latin bissextilis annus leap year, from Latin bissextus, from bi-¹ + sextus sixth; referring to February 24, the 6th day before the Calends of March]

Translations

bisiesto

année bissextilebissextil

bissexto

bissextile

(form)

n → Schaltjahr nt

adj → Schalt-