I wear twelve rich coats across 365 days, shedding them slowly in seasonal ways. Once every four turns I take an extra stride, adding one leap to my calendar ride. What am I?
Year
A year contains 12 months ('coats'), 365 days normally, and gains an extra day in a leap year.
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