Leap year: alternatives and connections

Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.

The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5…

One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; -- so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the co…

The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice.

The number nine or a group of nine.

A polygon or plane figure with nine sides and nine angles; a nonagon.

Occurring once in every nine times, days, years, etc.; every ninth.

The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of t…

The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty…

A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.

Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar; as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; -- now applied particularly to the odd day (…

The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

The seventh month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days.

Hence: One of a lower or later standing; specifically, in American colleges, one in the third year of his course, one in the fourth or…

Designating a canvas used for portraits of a peculiar size, viz., twenty-right or twenty-nine inches by thirty-six; -- so called becau…

A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and…