Bissextus

Bissextus

Bissext, or bissextus (Lat. "bis", twice; "sextus", sixth), theday intercalated by the Julian calendar in the February of everyfourth year to make up the six hours by which the solar year wascomputed to exceed the year of 365 days. The day was insertedafter 24 February, "i.e." the sixth day before the calends(1st) of March; there was consequently, besides the "sextus", orsixth before the calends, the "bis-sextus" or "second sixth," our
25 February. In modern usage, with the exception of
ecclesiastical calendars, the intercalary day is added for convenienceat the end of the month, and years in which February has twenty nine days are called "bissextile," or leap-years.

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