Bissextile
1bissextile — [ 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… …
2Bissextile — 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;… …
3Bissextile — Bis*sex tile, a. Pertaining to leap year. [1913 Webster] …
4bissextile — 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 …
5bissextile — [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.… …
6Bissextile — 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)… …
7bissextile — /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] * * …
8bissextile — 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) …
9bissextile — Containing the extra day the bissextile day, February 29th added in leap years in the Julian calendar. Anno: 5 ALR2d 1146 …
10bissextile — /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 …
