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Definition of January noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

January

noun
 
 
/ˈdʒænjuəri/
 
/ˈdʒænjueri/
[uncountable, countable]
(abbreviation Jan.)
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  1. the 1st month of the year, between December and February
    • She was born in January.
    • (British English) The meeting is on the fifth of January/January the fifth.
    • (North American English) The meeting is on January fifth.
    • We went to Japan last January.
    • I arrived at the end of January.
    • last January's election
    • the January sales (= when a shop sells its goods at a lower price than usual)
    • It was a cold January morning.
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    Word OriginOld English, from Latin Januarius (mensis) ‘(month) of Janus’, the Roman god who presided over doors and beginnings.
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