Assertion: leap year | /r/Synonym | intercalary year
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text: A leap year (also known as an intercalary year or bissextile year) is a calendar year that contains an additional day (or, in the case of a lunisolar calendar, a month) added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year.
text: Since the actual astronomical year doesn’t quite match up to the calendar system of 365 days, we have a leap year (also called an intercalary year or abissextile year) every 4 years in which we add a day to catch up and make sure the seasons continue to align with the correct months on the calendar.
text: A leap year, also known as an intercalary year, is the one containing an extra day, normally February 29th, although this varies in certain calendars.
text: A leap year (also known as an intercalary year or bissextile year) is a calendar year that contains an additional day (or, in the case of a lunisolar calendar, a month) added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year.