- bissextile
- /baysekstayl/ The day which is added every fourth year (leap-year) to the month of February, in order to make the year agree with the course of the sun
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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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, 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
