leap year

Meanings

• noun

  A leap year is a year, most commonly a Gregorian year, which occurs every 4 years, other than years that are exactly divisible by 100, but are still divisible by 400. This rule gives us January 1, 2000, as a leap year, but not January 1, 1700, 1800, or 1900.

• noun

  Leap years are necessary to keep our calendars in sync with the solar year.

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Synonyms

bissext , bissextile

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Rhymes

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year , leer , near , dear , clear

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Variants

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leap year , leap years

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Etymology

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The term 'leap year' comes from the fact that a leap year has an extra day added to it.

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Trivia

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1. The first recorded leap year was in ancient Egypt around 2780 BC.

2. Leap years occur approximately once every 1,461 days.

3. The next leap year will be January 1, 2024.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gregorian calendar: The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used civil calendar in the world today. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.

2. Solar year: A solar year is the time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun.

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Culture

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Leap years have been the subject of various cultural and historical significance. For example, in ancient Rome, February 29 was dedicated to the goddess Juno. In medieval Europe, it was considered a day of merriment and festivities.

How to Memorize "leap year"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a clock with a leap year as a giant hour hand that makes an extra leap every four years.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the leap year with a leap of faith or a leap of progress.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember 'Leap' as 'Let every April have a Porchlight' to help remember that February has 29 days in a leap year.

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