February

Feb·ru·ar·y  (fbr-r, fby-)

n. pl. Feb·ru·ar·ies Abbr. Feb.

The second month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

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[Middle English Februarie, from Latin Februrius (mnsis), (month) of purification, from februa, expiatory offerings, possibly of Sabine origin.]

Usage Note: Although the variant pronunciation (fby-r) is often censured because it doesn't reflect the spelling of the word, it is quite common in educated speech and is generally considered acceptable. The loss of the first r in this pronunciation can be accounted for by the phonological process known as dissimilation, by which similar sounds in a word tend to become less similar. In the case of February, the loss of the first r is also owing to the influence of January, which has only one r.

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February

Noun

pl -aries the second month of the year [Latin Februarius mensis month of expiation]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

February - the month following January and preceding March Feb bissextile day, February 29, leap day - the name of the day that is added during a leap year Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752 Candlemas, Candlemas Day, Feb 2 - feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland February 2, Groundhog Day - if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter February 12, Lincoln's Birthday - the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered February 14, Saint Valentine's Day, St Valentine's Day, Valentine Day, Valentine's Day - a day for the exchange of tokens of affection February 22, Washington's Birthday - the day on which George Washington is remembered Presidents' Day - the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar mid-February - the middle part of February

Translations

February [ˈfɛbruərɪ] n → febrero

February [ˈfɛbruərɪ] n → février m

February [ˈfɛbruərɪ] n → Februar m see also July

February [ˈfɛbruərɪ] n → febbraio for phrases see also July

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February

n February [ˈfebruəri]

the second month of the year, the month following January. Februarieشهر شْباطфевруариúnorfebruarder FebruarΦεβρουάριοςfebreroveebruarفوریهhelmikuufévrierפֶבּרוּאַרफरवरी माहveljačafebruárFebruarifebrúarfebbraio２月2월vasarisfebruārisFebruarifebruarifebruarlutyfevereirofe­bruarieфевральfebruárfebruarfebruarfebruariเดือนกุมภาพันธ์Şubat (ayı)二月лютийفروریtháng hai二月