Januaries

Variant of January

January definition

Janu·ary (jan′yo̵̅o̅ er′ē)

noun pl. Januaries -·ar′·ies

the first month of the year, having 31 days: abbrev. Jan, Ja, or J

Etymology: ME Janyuere < L Januarius (mensis), (the month) of Janus, to whom it was sacred

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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