defective year

de·fec·tive year

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-fek-tiv yeer]
- /dɪˈfɛk tɪv yɪər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-fek-tiv yeer]
- /dɪˈfɛk tɪv yɪər/

Definition of defective year words

noun defective year the lunisolar calendar used by Jews, as for determining religious holidays, that is reckoned from 3761 b.c. and was established by Hillel II in the 4th century a.d., the calendar year consisting of 353 days (defective year) 354 days (regular year) or 355 days (perfect year or abundant year) and containing 12 months: Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, and Elul, with the 29-day intercalary month of Adar Sheni added after Adar seven times in every 19-year cycle in order to adjust the calendar to the solar cycle. The Jewish ecclesiastical year begins with Nisan and the civil year with Tishri. 1

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Origin of defective year

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Defective year

noun

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preposition

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for defective year

noun defective year

leap year — (in the Gregorian calendar) a year that contains 366 days, with February 29 as an additional day: occurring in years whose last two digits are evenly divisible by four, except for centenary years not divisible by 400.

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