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bissext

bissext noun: the bissextile intercalary day.

Noun

bissext (plural bissexts)

  1. The bissextile intercalary day.

Forms of bissext

pluralbissexts

Origin of bissext

From Middle English bisext, from Latin bisextus, bissextus.

Questions about bissext

What does bissext mean?
Bissext means the bissextile intercalary day.
What part of speech is bissext?
Bissext is a noun.
What is the plural of bissext?
The plural of bissext is bissexts.

Words near bissext in the dictionary

  1. Bissets
  2. Bissett
  3. Bissette
  4. Bissettes
  5. Bissetts
  6. bissext
  7. bissextile
  8. bissextile month
  9. bissextile months
  10. bissextile year
  11. bissextile years

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