Bissextus – A new word… February 29, 2016 / Robin Definitions for bissextus February 29th: the extra day added to the Julian calendar every fourth year (except those evenly divisible by 400) to compensate for the approximately six hours a year by which the common year of 365 days falls short of the solar year. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Like Loading... Related