leap year
noun
1
: a year in the Gregorian calendar containing 366 days with February 29 as the extra day
2
: an intercalary year in any calendar
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Every four years: a presidential election, a leap year, a Lorde album.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Pulling it out one stop further to the second position allows one to adjust the date clockwise and the month and leap year counterclockwise.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
The most recent leap year, in which there are 29 days in February, was last year.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
And it is based on a solar cycle consisting of 365 days (or 366 in a leap year).
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Pulling it out one stop further to the second position allows one to adjust the date clockwise and the month and leap year counterclockwise.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
The most recent leap year, in which there are 29 days in February, was last year.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
And it is based on a solar cycle consisting of 365 days (or 366 in a leap year).
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leap year
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“Leap year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap%20year. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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