Meaning of “leap year” in the English Dictionary

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leap yearnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈliːp ˌjɪər/ us ​ /ˈliːp ˌjɪr/

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  • So he said that every four years there must be one more day, to make a leap year of 366 days. 

(Definition of “leap year” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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leap yearnoun [ C ]

/ˈlip ˌyɪər/

› a year, happening once every four years, that has 366 days and has February 29th as the extra day

(Definition of “leap year” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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