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Leap Second

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation

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unclassified

Variants

plural
Leap Seconds
possessive
Leap Second's
pluralpossessive
Leap Seconds'