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leap year meaning in Tamil

மிகுநாள் ஆண்டு

UK/ˈliːp ˌjɪə//ˈlip ˌjɪ(ə)ɹ/

leap year in Tamil: மிகுநாள் ஆண்டு, நெட்டாண்டு. In English, leap year means a year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.

Tamil words for leap year

மிகுநாள் ஆண்டு, நெட்டாண்டு

English meaning of leap year

  1. noun A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.
  2. noun Any other year featuring intercalation, such as a year in a lunisolar calendar with 13 months instead of 12, used to maintain its alignment with the seasons of the solar year.

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Questions about leap year in Tamil

What is the meaning of leap year in Tamil?
Leap year in Tamil is மிகுநாள் ஆண்டு, நெட்டாண்டு.
leap year என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Leap year: மிகுநாள் ஆண்டு, நெட்டாண்டு.
What does leap year mean in English?
Leap year means a year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: leap year (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: leap year (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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