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bissextile
Aug. 24th, 2007 03:32 pmbissextile (by-SEKS-til) adj: Of or pertaining to the leap year or the extra day in the leap year; noun: Leap year.
[From Latin bisextilis annus (leap year), from Latin bissextus (February 29: leap day), from bi- (two) + sextus (sixth), from the fact that the sixth day before the Calends of March (February 24) appeared twice every leap year.]
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[From Latin bisextilis annus (leap year), from Latin bissextus (February 29: leap day), from bi- (two) + sextus (sixth), from the fact that the sixth day before the Calends of March (February 24) appeared twice every leap year.]
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