bissextile
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bissextile
- /bɪˈsɛkstɪl/ UK
- /bɪˈsɛks.taɪəl/ US
- /bɑɪˈsɛks.tɑɪl/ US
- /bɑɪˈsɛks.təl/ US
- /bɪˈsɛks.təl/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin bisextilis/bissextilis (annus) (“bissextile year”), from bisextus + -ilis, from bis- (“two; twice; doubled”) + sextus (“sixth”) + dies (“day”), from the Julian calendar's original reckoning of its quadrennial intercalary day as a 48-hour February 24, subsequently distinguished as the two separate days of the sixth day before the March calends (ante diem sextum Kalendas Martias) and the "doubled sixth day". (February 24 is now normally understood as five days before the first of March, but was called the sixth by the Romans owing to their inclusive counting of dates. See Roman calendar on Wikipedia.)
adjective
- Being or having an intercalary day, particularly the quadrennial leap day of the Julian and Gregorian calendars traditionally placed as a "second sixth" day before March 1st. The additional day which occurred every fourth year [after the Julian Reform] was given to February, as being the shortest month, and was inserted in the calendar between the 24th and 25th day. February having then twenty-nine days, the 25th was the 6th of the calends of March, sexto calendas; the p
noun bissextiles
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Synonym of leap year: a year with an intercalary day.
Similar: leap year
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adj having an extra day
| Español | bisiesto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 閏 urū |
| Português | bissexto |
| Français | bissextil |
| Deutsch | compound with Schalt- |
| Русский | високо́сный visokósnyj |
Talk about this word "bissextile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bissextile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bissextile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bissextile "bissextile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bissextile.Cite this
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title = {bissextile},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bissextile},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
