
bissextile



bissextile adjective & noun. [bɪ'sɛkstʌɪl] [Late Latin bi(s)sextilis (annus) (year) containing the bis sextus dies, the doubled sixth day before the calends of March, i.e. 24 February].
bissextile adjective & noun.
[bɪ'sɛkstʌɪl] L16. [Late Latin bi(s)sextilis (annus) (year) containing the bis sextus dies, the doubled sixth day before the calends of March, i.e. 24 February].
A. adjective. Containing the extra day the Julian calendar inserts in a leap year.
L16.b. noun. A leap year.
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