లీపు సంవత్సరం: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

 

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Leap years (which keep the calendar in sync with the year) should not be confused with [[leap second]]s (which keep clock time in sync with the day).

 

 

There are many instances in children's literature where a person's claim to be only a quarter of their actual age turns out be based on counting their leap-year birthdays. A similar device is used in the plot of the [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] [[operetta]] ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]''.