Intercalary Year (Noun)
Meaning
A calendar year with an extra day added in February.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The Julian calendar introduced the concept of an intercalary year to account for the extra time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun.
- In an intercalary year, the month of February has 29 days instead of the usual 28 days.
- The intercalary year was a key feature of the Roman calendar before it was reformed by Julius Caesar.
- The extra day in an intercalary year is added to the end of February, making it a 29-day month.
- The intercalary year is also known as a leap year, and it occurs every four years in the Gregorian calendar.