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[syn: January, Jan]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
January \Jan"u*a*ry\, n. [L. Januarius, fr. Janus an old Latin
deity, the god of the sun and the year, to whom the month of
January was sacred; cf. janua a door, Skr. y[=a] to go.]
The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Before the adoption of New Style, the commencement of
the year was usually reckoned from March 25.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
January
n 1: the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the
winter solstice [syn: January, Jan]