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Meaning of leap smear | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The act of smearing the length of one second around the day of the implementation of a leap second (so as to prevent clocks being required to show "23:59:60" which may break systems).

uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

leap smearing leap week leap year Leap-day Leap-frog Leap-year

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