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schrikkeljaar.

a leap year, year with an added leap day, hence 366-day year, in the Gregorian calendar

13 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsxrɪ.kəlˌjaːr/
  1. a leap year, year with an added leap day, hence 366-day year, in the Gregorian calendar

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schrickeljaer. Equivalent to schrikken (“to jump (from a scare)”) + jaar (“year”). The -el is a meaningless connecting syllable.

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