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January

ja·nuary

UK/ˈd͡ʒæn.jʊ.ə.ɹi/ US/ˈd͡ʒæn.jə.ɹi/ common

noun

1.

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

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Origin

From Middle English Januarie, januari, re-latinised forms of Middle English Janevere, Ieneuer, from Anglo-Norman genever, from Latin Iānuārius (“(month) of Janus”), a compound of Iānus ("Janus") + -ārius (adjectival suffix), with the first element perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *yeh₂- (“to go”).

Phrases

  • Black January
  • Dry January
  • January 6
  • January Club
  • January disease
  • January effect
  • January Events
  • January indicator

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