leap month

noun

In the Jewish calendar or other lunisolar calendars, an extra month added to the usual 12 months because the solar year is slightly longer than 12 lunar months.

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Meanings

nounleap month (plural leap months)

plural leap months

  1. In the Jewish calendar or other lunisolar calendars, an extra month added to the usual 12 months because the solar year is slightly longer than 12 lunar months.
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APA

leap month. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leap%20month

MLA

“leap month.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leap%20month. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leap month,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leap%20month.

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