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January

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Jan·u·ar·y  (jny-r)
n. pl. Jan·u·ar·ies Abbr. Jan.
The first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

[Middle English Januarie, Jenever, from Old North French Jenever, from Latin Inurius (mnsis), (month) of Janus, from Inus, Janus; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

January [ˈdʒænjʊərɪ]
n pl -aries
the first month of the year, consisting of 31 days
[from Latin Jānuārius, from adj: (month) of Janus1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.JanuaryJanuary - the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
Inauguration 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
New Year's, New Year's Day, January 1 - the first day of the year
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
Translations
January [ˈdʒænjʊərɪ]
A. Nenero m
see July for usage
B. CPD the January sales NPLlas rebajas de enero

January [ˈdʒænjəri]
njanvier m
see also July
in January → en janvier
modif [figures, meeting] → de janvier
to have a January birthday → avoir son anniversaire en janvier January sales
January sales nplsoldes mpl de janvier

January
nJanuar m ? also September

January [ˈdʒænjʊərɪ] ngennaio
for usage see July
January [ˈdʒænjʊərɪ] ngennaio
for usage see July

January
n January [ˈdʒӕnjuəri]
the first month of the year, the month following December. Januarie شَهْر كانون ثاني януари leden januar der Januar Ιανουάριος enero jaanuar ژانویه tammikuu janvier יָנוּאָר जनवरी, अंग्रेजी वर्ष का प्रथम माह siječanj január Januari janúar gennaio 1月 1월 sausis janvāris Januari januari januar styczeń janeiro ia­nuarie январь január januar januar januari เดือนมกราคม Ocak (ayı) 一月 січень جنوری tháng giêng

January يناير leden januar Januar Ιανουάριος enero tammikuu janvier siječanj gennaio 一月 1월 januari januar styczeń janeiro январь januari เดือนมกราคม Ocak tháng Một 一月


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On the 12th of January, 1893, I was seventeen, and the 20th of January I signed before the shipping commissioner the articles of the Sophie Sutherland, a three topmast sealing schooner bound on a voyage to the coast of Japan.
-------------------------------------------------------Financial Statement | Third Week in January --------------------------------- ----------------------Place Visited, | Perform ances, Newark
For one of these accursed creatures was the First of January, and the other the Twenty-fifth of December.
 
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