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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. leap seconds: Merriam-Webster
  2. leap seconds: Collins English Dictionary
  3. leap seconds: Wiktionary
  4. Leap seconds: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Leap seconds: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Leap seconds: Encyclopedia

(Note: See leap_second as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (leap second)

noun:  A second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation relative to the absolute standards of time.
▸ Also see leap_second


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