Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bissextile year

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
bis-sex-tile year
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a year with an extra day, a leap year

Etymology

From bissextile + year.

Inflected Forms

bissextile years (plural)

Phrases

bissextile month leap day leap year

Frequently Paired Words

bissextile bissextile month intercalate leap day leap year

Synonyms

leap year intercalary year 366 days

Questions

What does bissextile year mean?
a year with an extra day, a leap year
Where does bissextile year come from?
From bissextile + year.

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