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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice;
[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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

January n 1: the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice [syn: January, Jan]