Meanings
nounbissextile year (plural bissextile years)
plural bissextile years
- a year with an extra day, a leap year
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna calendar year with an extra day added in February
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bissextile year. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bissextile%20year
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“bissextile year.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bissextile%20year. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bissextile year,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bissextile%20year.
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