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bissextile adjective formaluk /bɪˈsek.staɪl / us /bɪˈsek.stəl //baɪˈsek.stəl / (of a year) having an extra day on 29 February: 闰年的 Every fourth year is a bissextile year or leap year.每四年是一个闰年。 See also
leap year Correctly a leap year is termed a bissextile year. Any year divisible by 4, except centenary years, is bissextile. The Romans referred to February 23 as the 6th day before the beginning of March, and the extra day inserted on February 24 was called the "second sixth" day, or " bissextile day" in a "bissextile year" (leap year). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Years & yearly academic year ad Anno Domini annual annually calendar year CE centenary church year circa interannual Julian calendar leap year liturgical year millennial year end year's end year-around year-round yearly |