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Definition of January
1. Noun. The first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice.
Terms within: Inauguration Day, January 20, January 1, New Year's, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Tet, January 20, Saint Agnes's Eve, January 1, Solemnity Of Mary, Epiphany, Epiphany Of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day, Twelfth Day, Twelfth Night, Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Noel, Yule, Yuletide, Mid-january
Group relationships: Gregorian Calendar, New Style Calendar
Generic synonyms: Gregorian Calendar Month
Definition of January
1. n. The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
Definition of January
1. Proper noun. The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February. Abbreviation: '''Jan''' or '''Jan.''' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of January
Literary usage of January
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles (1911)
"january 1, 1867, Tuesday. I neither called on the President nor did I receive this
... january 4, Friday. At the Cabinet to-day the President read his veto ..."
2. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1900)
"january,. No.. Introductory Remarks. BY S. SOI.IS-COHEN, MD [Made at a Joint
Meeting of the Philadelphia County Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Society ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"PROCEEDINGS or THE ROYAL SOCIETY january,. The LORD KELVIN", DCL, LL. ... By LORD
KELVIN, PRS Received january,. §. The homogeneous division of any volume ..."
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