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year vs bissextile year

bissextile year vs year

year and bissextile year both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
year Yes No No No
bissextile year Yes No No No
As nouns, bissextile year is a hyponym of year; that is, bissextile year is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than year:
  • year: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
  • bissextile year: a calendar year with an extra day added in February
year (noun) bissextile year (noun)
a body of students who graduate together a calendar year with an extra day added in February
the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
Difference between year and bissextile year

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