Lectionary Calendar
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Bissextile
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(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(a.) Pertaining to leap year.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bissextile'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bissextile.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bissextile'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bissextile.html. 1828.