Intercalary year

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf annual
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs leap year
gptkbp:Chinese_calendar_extra_month gptkb:leap_month_(run_yue)
gptkbp:defines a year with an extra day or month inserted to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year
gptkbp:example 2012
2016
2020
gptkbp:feature contains an extra day or month
gptkbp:frequency_in_Gregorian_calendar every 4 years, except years divisible by 100 but not by 400
gptkbp:Gregorian_calendar_extra_day February 29
gptkbp:Hebrew_calendar_extra_month gptkb:Adar_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Intercalary year
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:Julian_calendar_extra_day February 29
gptkbp:purpose to correct discrepancies between calendar and astronomical year
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:leap_day
leap month
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Gregorian_calendar
gptkb:Hebrew_calendar
gptkb:Islamic_calendar
gptkb:Julian_calendar
gptkb:Chinese_calendar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leap_Year
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6