bissextile
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of bissextile
1585–95; < Late Latin bi ( s ) sextilis ( annus ) leap year, equivalent to bissext ( us ) bissextus + -ilis -ile
Example Sentences
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Every year that can be divided by four without a remainder is bissextile or leap year, with the exception that one leap year is cut off in the century.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
In ordinary years it contains 28 days; but in bissextile or leap year, by the addition of the intercalary day, it consists of 29 days.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
The church festival of St Matthias was formerly observed on the 25th of February in bissextile years, but it is now invariably celebrated on the 24th.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
Hence, it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the end of every century which is not divisible by 400, while it is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
On the other hand, however, to make the calendar more nearly agree with the sun's course, every fourth hundred year is still considered bissextile.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
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