Leap second definition

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noun

(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

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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.