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January

[ jan-yoo-er-ee ]

noun

plural Januaries.
  1. the first month of the year, containing 31 days. : Jan.


January

/ ˈæʊəɪ /

noun

  1. the first month of the year, consisting of 31 days
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of January1

before 1000; Middle English < Latin, noun use of Գܲ, equivalent to Գ ( s ) Janus + -ary; replacing Middle English Genever, Jeniver < Anglo-French, Old French Genever, Jenever < Latin, as above; replacing Old English Januarius < Latin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of January1

C14: from Latin Գܲ, from adj: (month) of Janus 1
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Example Sentences

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In January, it reversed rules for its cafes in North America that allowed people to use their facilities even if they had not bought anything.

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Slater said the money will be doled out starting in January.

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The uncertainty around the campaign lasted into the new year, until a surprising twist in January.

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The early January enforcement actions involved about 60 agents from El Centro Sector, based in the Imperial Valley, near the U.S.

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In January the country's new Communist party chief, To Lam, embarked on a program to slash bureaucracy that could impress Elon Musk, who has been overseeing the Trump administration's controversial cost-cutting team.

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