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| bis·sex·tile [ bī sékstil, bī sék stl, bi sék stl ] |
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making leap year: having the extra day in a year that makes it a leap year
  bissextile month
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noun (plural bis·sex·tiles) |
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Same as leap year
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| [Late 16th century. < late Latin bis(s)extilus< Latin bi(s)sextus (dies) "twice-sixth (day)," February 24, the sixth day before March 1, counted twice in a leap year in the ancient Roman calendar] |
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