Bissextile

Bissextile
Bissextile Bis*sex"tile, n. [L. bissextilis annus, fr. bissextus (bis + sextus sixth, fr. sex six) the sixth of the calends of March, or twenty-fourth day of February, which was reckoned twice every fourth year, by the intercalation of a day.] Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year, which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the excess of the real year. 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. [1913 Webster]

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  • bissextile — [ bisɛkstil ] adj. f. • 1549; lat. bissextilis → bissexte ♦ Année bissextile : année de 366 jours, le 366e jour étant le 29 février, qui revient généralement tous les quatre ans. ● bissextile adjectif féminin (bas latin bisextilis, deux fois… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Bissextile — Bis*sex tile, a. Pertaining to leap year. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bissextile — 1580s (n.); 1590s (adj.), in reference to Roman leap year, from L.L. (annus) bissextilis leap year, lit. the twice sixth day, because the sixth day before the Calends of March was doubled …   Etymology dictionary

  • bissextile — [bis seks′til, bis seks′təl, bis seks′tīl΄] adj. [LL bisextilis, containing an intercalary day < bisextus < bis, twice (see BI 1) + sextus, sixth: Feb. 24 (sixth day before the calends of March) was reckoned twice every fourth year] 1.… …   English World dictionary

  • Bissextile — Année bissextile Une année bissextile est une année comptant 366 jours au lieu de 365, c est à dire une année comprenant un 29 février (le prochain aura lieu en 2012). Le terme vient du latin bis sextilis, qui signifie « deux fois (bis)… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • bissextile — /buy seks til, tuyl, bi /, adj. 1. containing or noting the extra day of leap year: The years 1980 and 1984 were both bissextile. n. 2. See leap year. [1585 95; < LL bi(s)sextilis (annus) leap year, equiv. to bissext(us) BISSEXTUS + ilis ILE] * * …   Universalium

  • bissextile — adj. fém. (ep. de l année) : k a on zhò d plyè <qui a un jour de plus> (Albanais). A1) être bissextile (ep. de l année) : vri bzè anc. (Saxel), avay on zhò d plyè <avoir un jour de plus> (001) …   Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • bissextile — Containing the extra day the bissextile day, February 29th added in leap years in the Julian calendar. Anno: 5 ALR2d 1146 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • bissextile — /buy seks til, tuyl, bi /, adj. 1. containing or noting the extra day of leap year: The years 1980 and 1984 were both bissextile. n. 2. See leap year. [1585 95; < LL bi(s)sextilis (annus) leap year, equiv. to bissext(us) BISSEXTUS + ilis …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bissextile year — Year Year, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [yogh]er, AS. ge[ a]r; akin to OFries. i?r, g?r, D. jaar, OHG. j[=a]r, G. jahr, Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aar, Sw. [*a]r, Goth. j?r, Gr. ? a season of the year, springtime, a part of the day, an hour, ? a year, Zend y[=a]re… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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