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Definition: leap year

das Schaltjahr (-e) leap year

Pronunciation: SHAHLT-yahr
Examples:

Alle Jahre, die durch 100 ohne Rest teilbar sind, sind keine Schaltjahre, aber alle Jahre, die durch 400 ohne Rest teilbar sind, sind wiederum Schaltjahre.
All years which are evenly divisible by 100 are not leap years, but all years evenly divisible by 400 are, on the other hand, leap years.

Related: der Schalttag leap day

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