leap year

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A year containing an extra day: A leap year is a calendar year that contains one additional day (February 29) compared to a common year, making it 366 days long instead of 365.
    • A year divisible by four: In the Gregorian calendar, a leap year is typically any year that is evenly divisible by 4. However, years that are divisible by 100 (centenary years) are not leap years, unless they are also divisible by 400.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The next leap year will be 2028.
    • People born on February 29 only get to celebrate their actual birthday during a leap year.
    • The extra day in a leap year helps keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the Sun.
Advanced Usage
  • "Leap year day": Refers specifically to February 29, the intercalary day added during a leap year.
    • My aunt was born on leap year day, so she's technically only had 20 birthdays.
  • "Leap year cycle": Refers to the four-year pattern that includes a leap year.
    • The Olympic Games are held on a leap year cycle.
Variants and Related Words
  • Leap day (n): The specific day added, February 29.
    • We get an extra 24 hours every leap day.
  • Intercalary year (n): A more formal or technical term for a leap year.
    • An intercalary year is necessary to correct the calendar's drift.
Synonyms
  • Bissextile year: An older, historical term for a leap year.
Related Phrases
  • Leap year baby: A person born on February 29.
    • As a leap year baby, she has a unique birthday.
  • Leap year proposal: Refers to a tradition where women are culturally permitted to propose marriage to men on February 29.
    • According to an old Irish legend, a leap year proposal reverses the usual roles.
Noun
  1. in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400

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