Leap Year Terminology

noun a leap year

adjective relating to a leap year, especially one with 366 days

• The year 2020 was a bissextile year, also known as a leap year.
• Hey, did you know 2020 is a bissextile year? That means we get an extra day in February!
• 2026 is gonna be a bissextile year, so we get an extra day to party!
• Just like a bissextile year, sometimes we need an extra day to catch up on things in life.

noun the first month of the Jewish calendar, occurring in February or March

adjective relating to the first month of the Jewish calendar

• The holiday of Passover begins on the 15th of Nisan, also known as adar rishon in the Hebrew calendar.
• Let's make sure to mark adar rishon on our calendar so we don't forget about it.
• I heard there's a big party happening during adar rishon, we should definitely check it out.
• In the cycle of the Jewish calendar, adar rishon represents the beginning of a new year and fresh opportunities.