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   leap year

   /ˈliːp jɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a year, occurring once every four years, which has 366 days including 29 February as an intercalary day.

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably from the fact that feast days after February in such a year fell two days later than in the previous year, rather than one day later as in other years, and could be said to have ‘leaped’ a day.

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