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BISIESTO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- leap day
1, record 1, English, leap%20day
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
But what is a leap day anyway? Here's a science lesson: It takes Earth a little more than 365 days (365.25 days, to be exact) to orbit the sun. Approximately every four years, we make up that extra time with a "leap day." If we didn't add this additional day into our calendars, the seasons would start to shift over time, leading to complications with farming, school schedules, and more. 2, record 1, English, - leap%20day
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jour bissextil
1, record 1, French, jour%20bissextil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jour supplémentaire d'une année de 366 jours. 2, record 1, French, - jour%20bissextil
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- día bisiesto
1, record 1, Spanish, d%C3%ADa%20bisiesto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] los años bisiestos son años con 366 días en lugar de los habituales 365. El día adicional, conocido como día bisiesto, es el 29 de febrero, y no existe en los años no bisiestos. Cada año divisible por cuatro, como 2024, es bisiesto, excepto algunos años seculares(los años que cierran un siglo), como 1900. 1, record 1, Spanish, - d%C3%ADa%20bisiesto
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-01-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- leap year
1, record 2, English, leap%20year
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bissextile year 2, record 2, English, bissextile%20year
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A year in every four years when February has 29 days instead of 28. 3, record 2, English, - leap%20year
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
leap year: designation reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 2, English, - leap%20year
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- année bissextile
1, record 2, French, ann%C3%A9e%20bissextile
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Année de 366 jours, le 366e jour étant le 29 février, qui revient généralement tous les quatre ans. 2, record 2, French, - ann%C3%A9e%20bissextile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
année bissextile : désignation extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 2, French, - ann%C3%A9e%20bissextile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- año bisiesto
1, record 2, Spanish, a%C3%B1o%20bisiesto
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Año que tiene 366 días al añadirse el 29 de febrero. 2, record 2, Spanish, - a%C3%B1o%20bisiesto
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] los años bisiestos son años con 366 días en lugar de los habituales 365. El día adicional, conocido como día bisiesto, es el 29 de febrero, y no existe en los años no bisiestos. Cada año divisible por cuatro, como 2024, es bisiesto, excepto algunos años seculares(los años que cierran un siglo), como 1900. 3, record 2, Spanish, - a%C3%B1o%20bisiesto
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
año bisiesto : designación y definición extraídas del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 2, Spanish, - a%C3%B1o%20bisiesto
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