leap day

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [leep dey]
- /lip deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [leep dey]
- /lip deɪ/

Definitions of leap day words

noun leap day February 29: the extra day added to the Gregorian calendar in leap year. 1
noun leap day 29th February 1
noun leap day The extra day (currently February 29th in most countries, in Julian calendar February 24th) in a leap year. 0

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Origin of leap day

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Leap day

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Leap day

leap day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

leap day usage trend in Literature

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