leapyear

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A form of leap year — A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.

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Meanings

nounleapyear (plural leapyears)

plural leapyears

  1. alternativeAlternative form of leap year.
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APA

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

MLA

“leapyear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leapyear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leapyear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leapyear.

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