leap year - Definition & Meaning | Lingo Dictionary

leap year

a year in every four years that has 366 days instead of 365a year in every four years that has 366 days instead of 365

Examples

2020 was a leap year, so it had 366 days instead of the usual 365.
We celebrate my birthday every leap year on February 29th.
The next leap year will be in 2024.

Synonyms

366 days bissextile year intercalary year

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leap year

Plural

leap years

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a year in every four years that has 366 days instead of 365

2020 was a leap year, so it had 366 days instead of the usual 365.
We celebrate my birthday every leap year on February 29th.
The next leap year will be in 2024.
Because it's a leap year, February will have 29 days instead of 28.
Leap years help to keep our calendar synchronized with the seasons.

Synonyms:

366 days bissextile year intercalary year