Jan or Jan.,
January.
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| Noun | 1. |  Jan - the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solsticeInauguration Day, January 20 - the day designated for inauguration of the United States President 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 Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday - observed on the Monday closest to January 15 Tet - the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th January 20, Saint Agnes's Eve - a Christian holy day Solemnity of Mary, January 1 - (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day, Twelfth day, Epiphany - twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus Twelfth night - eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5 Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Noel, Yule, Yuletide - period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar mid-January - the middle part of January |
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