leap year
noun
1
: a year in the Gregorian calendar containing 366 days with February 29 as the extra day
2
: an intercalary year in any calendar
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The most recent leap year, in which there are 29 days in February, was last year.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
And it is based on a solar cycle consisting of 365 days (or 366 in a leap year).
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
And operating income for this year has been set initially for a 5 to 7 percent rise, factoring out the impact of the leap year and the Vizio television acquisition that’s expected to boost the company’s advertising business.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Ah, 1976 – the leap year that saw the U.S. Bicentennial, the birth of Apple Computer and the first successful Mars landing.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
And it is based on a solar cycle consisting of 365 days (or 366 in a leap year).
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
And operating income for this year has been set initially for a 5 to 7 percent rise, factoring out the impact of the leap year and the Vizio television acquisition that’s expected to boost the company’s advertising business.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Ah, 1976 – the leap year that saw the U.S. Bicentennial, the birth of Apple Computer and the first successful Mars landing.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Leap year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap%20year. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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