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Definition of "bissextile" [bis•sex•tile]

  • Of or relating to a leap year. (adjective)
  • Of or relating to the extra day falling in a leap year. (adjective)
  • A leap year. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bissextile" in a sentence
  • "Eugene Volokh • May 12, 2010 9: 42 pm that I am bissextile, frombirth."
  • "Does that mean that I am semi (or maybe demi) bissextile for having been born halfway between two leap years?"
  • "Eugene Volokh • May 12, 2010 9:42 pm that I am bissextile, frombirth."