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

Examples of leap year in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both have the same manually wound movement (the in-house CH 29-535 PS Q) with apertures for day/night, day, month, leap year, and moon phases, plus an instantaneous 30-minute counter and a small seconds subdial. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026

You’re probably used to the month of February having an extra day every four years, during the leap year. — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Shirilla argued that the clock should have started later, when juvenile bindover transcripts were filed, and also pointed to the 2024 leap year. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

That is, 1600 was a leap year, but 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for leap year

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
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Kids Definition

leap year

noun

: a year in the Gregorian calendar containing 366 days with February 29 as the extra day