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Definition of February
1. Noun. The month following January and preceding March.
Terms within: Bissextile Day, February 29, Leap Day, Candlemas, Candlemas Day, Feb 2, February 2, Groundhog Day, February 12, Lincoln's Birthday, February 14, Saint Valentine's Day, St Valentine's Day, Valentine Day, Valentine's Day, February 22, Washington's Birthday, Presidents' Day, Mid-february
Group relationships: Gregorian Calendar, New Style Calendar
Generic synonyms: Gregorian Calendar Month
Definition of February
1. n. The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year, it has twenty-nine days.
Definition of February
1. Proper noun. The second month of the Gregorian calendar, following January and preceding March. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of February
1. The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year, it has twenty-nine days. Origin: L. Februarius, orig, the month of expiation, because on the fifteenth of this month the great feast of expiation and purification was held, fr. Februa, pl, the Roman festival or purification; akin to februare to purify, expiate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of February
Literary usage of February
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Diary from Dixie by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut (1905)
"XI COLUMBIA, SC february 20, 1862—July 21, 1862 , SC, february 20, 1862.—Had an
appetite for my dainty breakfast. Always breakfast in bed now. ..."
2. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1900)
"Minutes of meeting of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Farmers' Institute,
february 28,1899. ROOMS ILLINOIS FARMERS' INSTITUTE, SPRINGFIELD, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1886)
"It is curious to observe how on these days of fast, despite different circumstances,
and the fact that the fast of february 15th was preceded by a fast on ..."
4. Phi Delta Kappan by Phi Delta Kappa (1912)
"february No. 6. Young man. 26, single; undergraduate work at the College of ....
Prin., or Teacher in large city system or Normal School, february No. 19. ..."
5. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1922)
"The meetings held were as follows: Evanston, february 1, Helen Barley, chairman;
... One special feature of the meeting at Springfield on february 24, ..."
6. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1897)
"Fr day, february 12—second day—morning session, 9:30 o'clo 'k. ... The Will County
Farmers' Institute was organized february 9, 1888, and meetings have been ..."
7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"ON february 12, exercises commemorative of the centenary of the death of Immanuel
Kant were held at the University of Alabama, at which short addresses were ..."
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