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Noun: leap second
  1. 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

Derived forms: leap seconds

Type of: s, sec, second

Encyclopedia: Leap second

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